Jeenagora Explained

Jeenagora
Settlement Type:Neighbourhood in Dhanbad
Pushpin Map:India Jharkhand#India
Coordinates:23.7109°N 86.444°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Jharkhand
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dhanbad
Subdivision Type3:Subdistrict
Subdivision Name3:Jharia
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+05:30
Postal Code Type:Pincode
Postal Code:828115

Jeenagora is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district of Jharkhand.[1]

Geography

Location

Jeenagora is located at 23.7109°N 86.444°W.

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.

Jeenagora is part of Ward No. 41 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.[2]

It is located at a distance of 3.4 km from tehsil headquarters Jharia and is 9.6 km far from its district headquarters, Dhanbad. Among other nearby towns and villages, Tisra is located at distance of 3.0 km., Joyrampur at 0.7 km. and Lodna, the nearest railway station at distance of 2.1 km.

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.[3] [4] [5] [6]

Economy

Jeenagora and surrounding areas have been coal mining center since more than hundred years and coal mines are now managed by Bharat Coking Coal Limited.[7]

Collieries functioning in the Lodna Area are: Tisra, South Tisra, Jeenagora, Joyrampur, Lodna, Bagdigi, Jealgora and Bararee.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeenagora - A village in Jharia c.d.block.
  2. Web site: Dhanbad Municipal Corporation . प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government . 19 October 2017 .
  3. Web site: District Census Handbook Dhanbad . Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8 . Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand . 4 June 2019.
  4. Web site: 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) . Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India . 8 October 2017.
  5. Web site: Area . Bharat Coking Coal Limited . 2 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Dhanbad Municipal Corporation . प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi) . Jharkhand Government . 19 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028073630/http://dhanbad.nic.in/dhanbad_dmc.html . 28 October 2017 . dead .
  7. Web site: BCCL-Lodna Area. Bharat Coking Coal Limited. 20 September 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304080915/http://www.bccl.gov.in/?page_id=1721. 4 March 2016.
  8. Web site: Dhanbad - Coal Capital of India . List of Coal Mines in Dhanbad . Jharkhand Government . 8 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171013120533/http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/mines.html . 13 October 2017 . dead .