Belgaria

Belgaria
Village
Belgaria Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Belgaria Belgaria (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°45′45″N86°28′20″E / 23.762568°N 86.472345°E / 23.762568; 86.472345
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Elevation	3,714 m (12,185 ft)
Population
• Total	2,011
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website	dhanbad.nic.in

Belgaria is a village in Baliapur CD block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

5km
3miles

Damodar River

BBMK University

F

CIMFR – CSiR

F

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad

F

BCCL Sijua Area

BCCL Kusunda Area

BCCL Bastacola Area

Dhanbad

MC

Belgaria

R

Jharia Khas

N

Jharia

N

Saraidhela

N

Wasseypur

N

Tetulmari

N

Jogta

N

Godhar

N

Dhaunsar

N

Chhatatanr

N

Chandaur

N

Bhuli

N

Basaria

N

Bhagatdih

N

Loyabad

N

Sijua

N

  

Cities, towns and locations in the central 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

Location

Belgaria is located at 23°45′45″N86°28′20″E / 23.762568°N 86.472345°E / 23.762568; 86.472345 .

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 uplands bustling with coalmines in the lowest rung of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The entire area shown in the map is under Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, except Belgaria which is under Baliapur (community development block). The places in the DMC area are marked as neighbourhoods. The DMC area shown in the map is around the core area of Dhanbad city. Another major area of DMC is shown in the map of the southern portion of the district. A small stretch of DMC, extending up to Katras is shown in the map of the western portion. The region is fully urbanised. Jharia (community development block) has been merged into DMC. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region – Sijua Area, Kusunda Area and Bastacola Area. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Belgaria had a total population of 3,744 of which 1,952 (52%) were males and 1,802 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 562. The total number of literates in Belgaria was 1,666 (52.36% of the population over 6 years). ^[7]

Education

Raja Shiva Prasad College was established in 1951 at Bhagatdih, Jharia. It was shifted to Belgaria, 5 km away, in 2018, because of underground mine fire. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

References

1. "District Census Handbook Dhanbad" (PDF). Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
2. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
3. "Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
4. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". DMC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
5. "Dhanbad District Map". Physical Map of Dhanbad. Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
6. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
7. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
8. "RSP College". Jharia.in. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
9. "New site for oldest school". The Telegraph, 8 October 201. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
10. "Jharia king's family wants royal museum in abandoned building". The Telegraph, 1 January 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.