About District

Dhanbad district was constituted in 1956 by carving out the old  Dhanbad  subdivision, Chas and Chandankiyari police stations of the Sadar  subdivision of the erstwhile Manbhum district. Dhanbad is Police district  since 1928. The re-organisation of the districts in the State of Bihar which  took place after 1971 did not affect the district of Dhanbad. In 1991 a part  of   Dhanbad district was sliced away to form Bokaro district.

NATURAL DIVISIONS

The district can be divided into three broad natural divisions, viz., (I) the north and north western portions consisting of  the hilly region, (ii) the uplands containing coal mines and most of the industries and (iii) the remaining uplands and plains lying to the south of the Damodar river consisting of cultivable flat

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Scenic view of the district highlighting its cultural heritage

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