Country India District Dhanbad Telephone/STD code 0326 Area code 0326 | State Jharkhand Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Elevation 194 m | |
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PIN 828111 (Jharia)
828126 (Sudamdih)
828309 (Jitpur) | ||
Jharia is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand state, India. It is located 12 km from Dhanbad, the district headquarters.
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Geography
Jharia is located at 23°44′45″N 86°24′44″E.
Jharia CD Block has an area of 9,077.15 hectares (22,430.1 acres). It has 63 panchayats and 58 villages.
Economy
Jharia coalfield has the largest deposit of coking coal in the country.
References
Jharia (community development block) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA