Jharia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jharia v • d • e Jharkhand • India
Jharia
District(s)	Dhanbad
Coordinates	22.3° N 86.7° E
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 77 m (253 ft)
Population	81,979 (2001)

Coordinates: 22.3° N 86.7° E

Jharia is a city and a notified area in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

1 Geography
2 City
3 Demographics
4 Schools
5 References

[edit] Geography

Jharia is located at 22.3° N 86.7° E^[1]. It has an average elevation of 77 metres (252 feet).

[edit] City

Jharia is a small town on a major coalfield in the state of Jharkhand, eastern India. The coalfield lies in the Damodar Valley, covers about 110 square miles (280 square km), and produces bituminous coal suitable for coke. Most of India's coal comes from the Jharia . It is an exclusive storehouse of prime coke coal in the country, consisting of 23 large underground and nine large open cast mines. The mining activities in these coalfields started in 1894 and had really intensified in 1925. Due to easy availibility of coal, many steel plants are setup in close proximity to Jharia . Many steel companies such as Tata Steel , IISCO , SAIL have taken coal field on lease in Jharia .

Jharia is also famous for coal field fire that is ignited in underground cold field since last many decades . Infact the history of coal-mine fire in Jharia coalfield can be traced back to 1916 when the first fire was detected. At present, more than 70 mine fires are reported from this region.More than 400 thousands people who reside in Jharia are sitting atop subsidence volcano

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India census^GRIndia, Jharia had a population of 81,979. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Jharia has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 60%. In Jharia, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.