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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Sinidih
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name = Sahnidih
| nickname =
| settlement_type = Census Town
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3
| pushpin_label_position =
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.78|N|86.25|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Community development block in India|CD block]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Baghmara (community development block)|Baghmara]]
| established_title = 
| established_date =
| founder =
| named_for =
| government_type =
| governing_body =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_rank =
| area_total_km2 = 1.31
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| population_total = 6,777
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_footnotes =
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| registration_plate =JH
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Giridih (Lok Sabha constituency)|Giridih]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Baghmara (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Baghmara]]
| website = {{URL|dhanbad.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
}}
'''Sahnidih''' (also called Sinidih) is a [[census town]] in [[Baghmara (community development block)|Baghmara]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Dhanbad Sadar subdivision]] of [[Dhanbad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
| width=450| height=230| zoom=11
| coord={{coord|23|46|30|N|86|15|20|E}}| float=left|caption='''Cities, towns and locations in the western portion of Dhanbad Sadar subdivision in Dhanbad district''' MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: Census Town, N: Neighbourhood, R: Rural/ Urban centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
|mark-coord1={{coord|23|46|40|N|86|11|10|E}} | label-pos1=left|label1= Matigara | numbered1=CT| mark-title1=[[Matigara, Dhanbad]] (CT)|label-color1=#800000 |label-size1=11| mark-size1=12|shape1=l-circle|shape-color1= #A40000|shape-outline1=white|label-offset-x1=2
|mark-coord2={{coord|23|48|45|N|86|11|25|E}} | label-pos2=left|label2= Bhimkanari| numbered2=CT| mark-title2=[[Bhimkanari]] (CT)
|mark-coord3={{coord|23|47|5|N|86|11|32|E}} | label-pos3=left|label3= Nadkharki| numbered3=CT| mark-title3=[[Nadkharki]] (CT)
|mark-coord4={{coord|23|46|20|N|86|14|32|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4= Madhuban| numbered4=CT| mark-title4=[[Madhuban, Dhanbad]] (CT)
|mark-coord5={{coord|23|48|0|N|86|13|39|E}} | label-pos5=right|label5= Barora| numbered5=CT| mark-title5=[[Barora]] (CT)
|mark-coord6={{coord|23|47|10|N|86|12|48|E}} | label-pos6=bottom|label6= Dumra| numbered6=CT| mark-title6=[[Dumra, Dhanbad]] (CT)
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|48|55|N|86|12|55|E}} | label-pos7=top|label7= Harina| numbered7=CT| mark-title7=[[Harina, Dhanbad]] (CT)
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|48|44|N|86|14|18|E}} | label-pos8=right|label8= Muraidih| numbered8=CT| mark-title8=[[Muraidih]] (CT)
|mark-coord9={{coord|23|48|30|N|86|21|15|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Mahlidih | numbered9=CT| mark-title9=[[Mahlidih]] (CT)
|mark-coord10={{coord|23|47|8|N|86|14|25|E}} | label-pos10=right|label10= Kharkhari | numbered10=CT| mark-title10=[[Kharkhari, Dhanbad]] (CT)
|mark-coord11={{coord|23|46|45|N|86|15|0|E}} | label-pos11=right|label11= Sahnidih | numbered11=CT| mark-title11=Sahnidih (CT)|shape-color11=black| label-size11=13|label-color11=black 
|mark-coord12={{coord|23|46|50|N|86|17|45|E}} | label-pos12=right|label12= Malkera | numbered12=CT| mark-title12=[[Malkera]] (CT)
|mark-coord13={{coord|23|49|25|N|86|20|58|E}} | label-pos13=left|label13= Nagri Kalan | numbered13=CT| mark-title13=[[Nagri Kalan]] (CT)
|mark-coord14={{coord|23|49|45|N|86|21|45|E}} | label-pos14=left|label14= Babua Kalan | numbered14=CT| mark-title14=[[Babua Kalan]] (CT)
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|46|20|N|86|13|45|E}} | label-pos15=bottom|label15= Phulwartanr | numbered15=CT| mark-title15=[[Phulwartanr]] (CT)
|mark-coord16={{coord|23|49|0|N|86|18|20|E}} | label-pos16=right|label16= Jhinghipahari | numbered16=CT| mark-title16=[[Jhinghipahari]] (CT)
|mark-coord17={{coord|23|45|0|N|86|16|12|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Mahuda | numbered17=CT| mark-title17=[[Mahuda]] (CT)
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|48|20|N|86|12|53|E}} | label-pos18=left|label18=BCCL Barora Area |numbered18=0 | mark-title18=[[Barora Area]] (A)| label-size18=12| shape-color18=#AA6666
|mark-coord19={{coord|23|47|30|N|86|11|10|E}} | label-pos19=left|label19=BCCL Block II Area |numbered19=0 | mark-title19=[[Block II Area]] (A)| label-size19=12| shape-color19=#AA6666
|mark-coord20={{coord|23|48|10|N|86|16|36|E}} | label-pos20=right|label20=BCCL Govindpur Area |numbered20=0 | mark-title20=[[Govindpur Area]] (A)| label-size20=12| shape-color20=#AA6666
|mark-coord21={{coord|23|47|46|N|86|19|42|E}} | label-pos21=right|label21=BCCL Katras Area |numbered21=0 | mark-title21=[[Katras Area]] (A)| label-size21=12| shape-color21=#AA6666
|mark-coord22={{coord|23|45|10|N|86|16|40|E}} | label-pos22=right|label22=BCCL Western Jharia Area |numbered22=0 | mark-title22=[[Western Jharia Area]] (A)| label-size22=12| shape-color22=#AA6666
|mark-coord23={{coord|23|47|55|N|86|12|5|E}} |label-pos23=left|label23= Baghmara| numbered23=R| mark-title23=[[Baghmara, Dhanbad]] (R)|shape-color23=#C42222
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|48|40|N|86|17|26|E}} | label-pos24=right|label24= Katras| numbered24=N| mark-title24=[[Katras]] (N)|shape-color24=#C42222
|mark-coord25={{coord|23|47|47|N|86|17|20|E}} | label-pos25=right|label25= Kailudih| numbered25=N| mark-title25=[[Kailudih]] (N)|shape-color25=#C42222
|mark-coord26={{coord|23|47|23|N|86|18|8|E}} | label-pos26=left|label26= Lakarka| numbered26=N| mark-title26=[[Lakarka]] (N)|shape-color26=#C42222
|mark-coord27={{coord|23|47|20|N|86|18|43|E}} | label-pos27=right|label27= Angarpathar | numbered27=N| mark-title27=[[Angarpathar]] (N)|shape-color27= #C42222
|mark-coord28={{coord|23.7298|86.1534}}| label28=Damodar River| label-color28 = #77A1CB| label-angle28=2| label-pos28=top| label-size28=10| mark-size28=0| mark-title28 =none}}

===Location===
Sahnidih is located at {{coord|23.78|N|86.25|E|display=inline}}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

===Overview===
The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating [[Highland|uplands]] bustling with coalmines. The [[Damodar River]], the most important river of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], flows along the southern border. The area beyond the Damodar was once a part of Dhanbad district but was transferred to Bokaro district in 2001. Bulk of the area shown in the map is part of [[Baghmara (community development block)]]. In Baghmara CD block 67% of the population lives in rural areas and 33% in urban areas. The block has 18 [[census towns]], all marked in the map, except [[Rajganj, Dhanbad|Rajganj]], which is shown in the map for the northern portion of the district. A portion of [[Dhanbad Municipal Corporation]] extends into the region till around [[Katras]]. The places in the DMC area are marked as [[neighbourhoods]]. Most of the DMC area is shown in the maps for the central and southern portions of the district. Four operational areas of [[Bharat Coking Coal|BCCL]] operate fully within the region – [[Katras Area]], [[Govindpur Area]], [[Barora Area]] and [[Block II Area]]. The Mahuda sector of [[Western Jharia Area]] also operates in the region.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Dhanbad | work = Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | accessdate = 4 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=22623| title = Area | publisher = Bharat Coking Coal Limited | accessdate = 2 July 2019}}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Sahnidih had a total population of 6,777 of which 3,568 (53%) were males and 3,209 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 927. The total number of literates in Sahnidih was 4,578 (78.26% of the population over 6 years).
<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 11 June 2019}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Sinidih had a population of 5,802. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Sinidih has an average literacy rate of 61%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 71%, and female literacy is 49%. In Sinidih, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Infrastructure==
Sahnidih has an area of 1.31 km2. It is 25 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Sonadih. Buses are available in the town. It has 9 km roads and both closed and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tap water from both treated and untreated sources. There are 1,279 domestic electric connections and 10 road light points. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 2 primary schools and 3 middle schools. Secondary school and senior secondary school are there at Sonadih 2 km away. General degree college is available at [[Katras]] 10 km away. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities, it has an auditorium/ community hall. It has branches of 1 nationalised bank, 1 agricultural credit society and 2 non-agricultural credit societies.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 639-664 Statements | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | accessdate = 9 June 2019}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Dhanbad District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhanbad district]]

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