Bhadani Nagar is a town in the
Patratu
Patratu is a census town in the Patratu (community development block) in the Ramgarh subdivision of the Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Patratu is located at . It has an average elevation of 405 ...
CD block
In India, a Community development block (CD block) or simply Block is a sub-division of Tehsil, administratively earmarked for planning and development. The area is administered by a Block Development Officer (BDO), supported by several technic ...
in the
Ramgarh subdivision of the
Ramgarh district in the
India
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the ...
n state of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...
.
Etymology
The town was named after the great industrialist the late
Lala Gurusharan Lal Bhadani
Lala Gurusharan Lal Bhadani (1901–1955) was a noted industrialist and coal miner from Gaya (India), Gaya, India
Lala Gurusharan Lal was one of the noted industrialists of the Indian state of Bihar.
His father, Rai Bahadur Ram Chand Ram Bha ...
. It was planned and established in the mid-20th century as an industrial township.
Geography
Location
Bhadani Nagar is located at .
Area overview
Ramgarh has a vibrant coal-mining sector. The map alongside provides links to five operational areas of
Central Coalfields spread across
South Karanpura Coalfield,
Ramgarh Coalfield and
West Bokaro Coalfield
West Bokaro Coalfield is located mostly in Ramgarh district and partly in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the ...
. Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur. The high concentration of census towns in these blocks are noticeable on the map. Only two blocks, Gola and Dulmi, are totally rural areas. Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the
Chota Nagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the b ...
. The
Damodar valley
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a government-owned power generator which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India. The statutory corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power s ...
covers most of the district. The forested areas in highlands to the north and the south of the valley can be seen in the map (mark the shaded areas).”Chotanagpur has a charm of its own… The entire area forms one of the most charming series of views imaginable. The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours.”
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
There is a Police Outpost at Bhadani Nagar.
Economy
The Indo-Asahi Glass Company Limited, now IAG Glass Company Limited, has a glass factory at Bhadani Nagar. It has been modernised by Vijay Joshi, the present owner.
Transport
Bhadani Nagar is on
State Highway 2.
Barkakana Junction railway station
Barkakana Junction railway station, (station code BRKA), serves Barkakana and the surrounding coal mining areas in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It comes under Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway zone.
History
In ...
is located nearby.
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References
{{Ramgarh District
Cities and towns in Ramgarh district