Bastacola

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Bastacola
Neighbourhood in Dhanbad
Bastacola is located in Jharkhand
Bastacola
Bastacola
Location in Jharkhand, India
Coordinates: 23°46′07″N 86°24′39″E / 23.7686°N 86.4109°E / 23.7686; 86.4109Coordinates: 23°46′07″N 86°24′39″E / 23.7686°N 86.4109°E / 23.7686; 86.4109
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictDhanbad
Elevation
194 m (636 ft)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/ STD code0326
Websitedhanbad.nic.in

Bastacola is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography[]

Bastacola 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[]

The 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[]

Bastacola Area has a 50-bedded Regional Hospital at Tisra, and dispensaries/ mini-dispensaries at Ghanoodih, Bera, Duburi, Kuya, Bastacola, Kujama.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". DMC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Dhanbad Dsitrict Map". Physical Map of Dhanbad. Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Bharat Coking Coal Limited". Bastacola Area. BCCL. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Bharat Coking Coal Limited". Bastacola Area - Welfare. BCCL. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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