Bastacola is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Bastacola | |
|---|---|
Neighbourhood in Dhanbad | |
  Bastacola Location in Jharkhand, India  Bastacola Bastacola (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°46′07″N 86°24′39″E / 23.7686°N 86.4109°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dhanbad |
| Elevation | 194 m (636 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone/ STD code | 0326 |
| Website | dhanbad |
Geography
editBastacola was combined with other urban units to form Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006.[1][2] Bastacola is part of Ward No. 34 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.[3]
It is located 8 km east of Dhanbad railway station.[4]
Economy
editThe Bastacola Area of BCCL is amalgamation of thirty-three private collieries of the pre-nationalisation era. After reorganisation, the Area has 4 underground mines - Bastacola, Bera, Dobari and Kuya, 2 departmentally operated open cast mines – Bastacola OCP, Bera OCP and one out-sourced OCP – Kujama OCP. Kujama colliery is closed since 1995 because of underground fire. Ghanoodih OCP is affected by surface fire.[4]
Healthcare
editBastacola Area has a 50-bedded Regional Hospital at Tisra, and dispensaries/ mini-dispensaries at Ghanoodih, Bera, Duburi, Kuya, Bastacola, Kujama.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". DMC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Dhanbad Dsitrict Map". Physical Map of Dhanbad. Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ^ "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Bharat Coking Coal Limited". Bastacola Area. BCCL. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Bharat Coking Coal Limited". Bastacola Area - Welfare. BCCL. Retrieved 25 October 2017.