Jharia
Sign in to saveJharia is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad city in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India. Jharia's economy is heavily dependent on the local coal fields, used to make coke. However, fires in the coal fields have made the city heavily polluted, with several government studies recommending relocation of much of the population to nearby Belgaria.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Jharia
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Neighbourhood in Dhanbad
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Jharia coalfield, Jharkhand.jpg
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- Jharia coalfield
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- India Jharkhand#India
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- right
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- Location in Jharkhand, India
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- Country
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- India
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- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jharkhand
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- District
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Dhanbad district
- Elevation
- +77
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Location
- Overview
- Police station
- Demographics
- Relocation
- Coal field
- Coal field fire
- Education
- Ammonia pollution
- See also
- References
- External links
- Further reading
Jharia is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad city in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India. Jharia's economy is heavily dependent on the local coal fields, used to make coke. However, fires in the coal fields have made the city heavily polluted, with several government studies recommending relocation of much of the population to nearby Belgaria.
As of 2011, Jharia was the fifteenth-largest town in the state of Jharkhand.