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The Dhanbad district situated in the state of Jharkhand lies between 23o373" N and 24o4 N latitude and between 86o630" E and 86o50 E longitude. The district is bounded on the west by Giridih and Bokaro on the north by Giridih and Dumka and on the east and south by Purulia district of West Bengal. There are 100850 acres of hillocks and 56454 acres of forests. It is about 500-1000 feet above Sea level. Its soil is by and large lateritic in nature. The city is also the second biggest Rail Division of Indian Railway when it comes to revenue generation. One of the most important cities of Jharkhand Dhanbad is located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau and is 168 km from the capital city of Ranchi. Dhanbad is famous for coal mining and other industries and it is home to some of the biggest names in the coal mining industry like IISCO BCCL Tata Steel and ECL. Apart from coal mining coke making and coal washing industries are also found in the city. Dhanbad is also home to the 1050 MW Thermal power plant by DVC along with Tata Power.
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