Bhamal is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

Nirsa Nirsa is a census town in Nirsa CD block in the Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Nirsa is located at . It has an average elevation of 139 metres (456 ft). Note: The map ...

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 Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of

Dhanbad district Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24), after Ranchi. It a ...

in the

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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 . ...

Geography

Location

Bhamal is located at . Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Overview

The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines. While the Damodar flows along the southern boundary, the

Barakar Barakar is a neighbourhood in Asansol, Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is governed by the Asansol Municipal Corporation It is situated at the border of the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The Grand Trunk R ...

flows along the eastern boundary. Both the rivers form the boundary with

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the four ...

. Panchet Dam and

Maithon Dam The Maithon Dam is located at Maithon, 48 km from Dhanbad, in the state of Jharkhand India. It is long and high. This dam was specially designed for flood control and generates 60,000 kW of electric power. There is an underground ...

, along with their reservoirs, are prominently visible in the map. The entire area is covered in Nirsa (community development block). In Nirsa CD block 69% of the population live in rural areas and 31% live in urban areas. The
official website of the district
has announced the formation of two new CD blocks – Egarkund and Kaliasole, possibly carved out of Nirsa CD block. As of July 2019, there is no further information about the new CD blocks. BCCL operates

Chanch/ Victoria Area Chanch/ Victoria Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, and in Asansol Sadar subdivision of Paschim Bardhaman district in West Bengal, both in India. G ...

partially within the region shown in the map. ECL operates Mugma Area fully within the region shown in the map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Bhamal had a total population of 4,818 of which 2,335 (53%) were males and 2,283 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 639. The total number of literates in Bhamal was 3,378 (80.83% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

Bhamal has an area of 0.87 km². It is 26 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Kumardubi 13 km away. Buses are available at

2.5 km away. It has 6 km roads and both covered and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tap water from treated sources and uncovered wells. There are 830 domestic electric connections. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 2 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 senior secondary school. There is a general degree college at

Maithon Maithon is a census town in Nirsa CD Block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated on the banks of river Barakar Etymology The name has been derived from Maithan or Mai-Ka-Than (Hindi) ...

16 km away. Amongst the recreational facilities, it has 1 auditorium/ community hall. It had the branches of 2 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society and 1 non-agricultural credit society.

Education

Koylanchal Sanjay Gandhi Memorial (KSGM) College was established at

in 1980. Affiliated with the

Binod Bihari Mahto Koylanchal University Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University is a state university located in Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India. History Binod Bihari Mahto Koyalanchal University, Dhanbad came into existence by the Jharkhand Government notification of 23 March 2017, p ...

, it offers honours and pass courses in arts, science and commerce subjects. KSSM Inter College is a coeducational residential institution at

. SSKBC High School was established at Bhamal in 1957. It is a Hindi-medium coeducational secondary school having facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.

References

{{Dhanbad District Cities and towns in Dhanbad district