travelkart: DHANBAD..welcome to coal capital of india.

DHANBAD railway station

DHANBAD: welcome to the city of coal and 2nd largest revenue generator railway station in India

LOCATION: Dhanbad is the district of Jharkhand state.

HISTORY: Dhanbad originated from Manbhum district..Manbhum was a district of east india during British raj after independence it merge in purulia dist of west bengal..and then bihar and finaly since 2000 it is the part of jharkhand district..

pic of dhanbad railway station and randhir verma chowk and bank more market

GET IN:

BY ROAD: NH 2 and NH32 connect dhanbad from rest part of india..You can catch buses for several city from dhanbad bus stand.

BY AIR: Ranchi is the nearest airport which is 191km from dhanbad city

TOURISM IN DHANBAD:

you can visit dhanbad to enjoy the natural as well as industrial(coal mines) view..

DESTINATION:

TOPCHANCHI LAKE: It is the artificial lake of dhanbad dist which is made up of parasnath hill and connected from NH2..it is37km far from center of the city..it is 6km far from GOMOH station where NETAJI SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE boarded the train for his historical departure..

views of topchanchi lake belonging with parasnath hill

JHARIA: it is famous for its coal mines...you can visit here for the MINING TOURISM.

views of coal mines in jharia

MAITHON DAM: It is the 60mw hydel project which was established in 1957 by the govt of india.it is 48 km from dhanbad..it is first underground power project in southeast asia..you can enjoy boating and fishing facilities here..little bit of distance from dam you can visit maa kalyaneswari temple too..

seeing the sunset view is the best option for you..just relaxed and watch the view with boat ride.

PANCHET DAM: it 120mw hydel project established in 1959 over the damodar river..distance between 60 to 65 km from..there is flower park also..you can enjoy the magnificient view of dam from the park..