Chasnala

Chasnala
Neighbourhood in Dhanbad
Chasnala Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Chasnala Chasnala (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°39′49″N86°27′06″E / 23.6635°N 86.4516°E / 23.6635; 86.4516 Coordinates: 23°39′49″N86°27′06″E / 23.6635°N 86.4516°E / 23.6635; 86.4516
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	110092
Website	dhanbad.nic.in

Chasnala is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the southern 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

Chasnala is located at 23°39′49″N86°27′06″E / 23.6635°N 86.4516°E / 23.6635; 86.4516 .

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.

Chasnala was combined with other urban units to form Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006. ^{[1] [2]} Chasnala is part of Ward No. 51 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation. ^[3]

Overview

The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines. The Damodar River, the most important river of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, flows along the southern border. A major part of the area shown in the map is part of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, an urban area. The places in the DMC area are marked as neighbourhoods. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by Dhanbad (community development block). 57% of the population of Dhanbad CD block reside in rural areas and 43% reside in urban areas, The east-central part of the region shown in the map is covered by Baliapur (community development block). 86% of the population of Baliapur CD block reside in rural areas and 14% reside in urban areas. The places in the CD block areas are marked mostly as census towns. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region – Pootkee Balihari Area, Lodna Area and Eastern Jharia Area. The Moonidih sector of Western Jharia Area also operates in the region. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Economy

Steel Authority of India owns and operates Chasnala colliery. ^[8]

Education

Chasnala Academy was established in 1973. It is a co-educational institution offering CBSE courses. It has facilities for teaching from Lower KG to Class X. ^[9]

See also

• Chasnala mining disaster

References

1. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". DMC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
2. "Dhanbad Dsitrict Map". Physical Map of Dhanbad. Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 019.
3. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
4. "District Census Handbook Dhanbad" (PDF). Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
5. "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.
6. "Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
7. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
8. "Steel Authority of India Limited". IISCO Steel Plant - History. SAIL. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
9. "Chasnala Academy". CA. Retrieved 19 June 2019.