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10 Facts About Dhanbad

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Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand after Jamshedpur.

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Dhanbad ranked as the top city in India with the highest 4G mobile phone network availability in India by a survey of Opensignal.

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However, on 24 October 1956, Dhanbad district was carved out of Manbhum district with Dhanbad as District headquarter on the recommendation of the States Reorganization Commission vide notification 1911.

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4.

Dhanbad has one of the oldest and largest markets in the region and is a centre of large scale industries.

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5.

Dhanbad is a leading center of education in eastern India.

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Dhanbad has a very good rail connectivity with the other major parts of the country such as Delhi, Mumbai, Patna, Kolkata, Bhagalpur, Munger, Gaya, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Kochi, Indore, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Jaipur, Visakhapatnam Jodhpur, Nagpur, Pune, Varanasi, Guwahati and Bangalore etc.

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Dhanbad is connected with almost all states through rail network.

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8.

Dhanbad Airport is used for private small aircraft and helicopters, currently there is no public air-link at the airport.

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9.

Dhanbad is one of the centres where 34th National Games was organised.

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10.

Dhanbad officially became the second town in the state to boast a cricket stadium with floodlights, with the inauguration of floodlights at Tata Digwadih Stadium.

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