Sialgudri is a

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CD block in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of

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Geography

Location

Sialgudri 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. The Damodar River, the most important river 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 th ...

, flows along the southern border. A major part of the area shown in the map is part of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, an urban area. The places in the DMC area are marked as

neighbourhoods A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...

. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by Dhanbad (community development block). 57% of the population of Dhanbad CD block reside in rural areas and 43% reside in urban areas, The east-central part of the region shown in the map is covered by

Baliapur (community development block) Baliapur is a Community development block in India, community development block that forms an administrative division in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand States and territories of India, state, India. Overview Dhanbad dis ...

. 86% of the population of Baliapur CD block reside in rural areas and 14% reside in urban areas. The places in the CD block areas are marked mostly as census towns. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region –

Pootkee Balihari Area Pootkee Balihari Area is one of the 12 operational areas of Bharat Coking Coal, BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location The Pootkee Balihari Area office is located at . Th ...

, Lodna Area and Eastern Jharia Area. The Moonidih sector of Western Jharia Area also operates in the region.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Sialgudri had a total population of 5,450 of which 2,860 (52%) were males and 2,590 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 770. The total number of literates in Sialgudri was 3,470 (74.15% of the population over 6 years).

Infrastructure

Sialgudri has an area of 1.02 km². It is 15 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Karkendra 3 km away. Buses are available at Putki 2 km away. It has 2 km roads and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tap water from both treated and untreated sources. There are 859 domestic electric connections and 228 road light points. Amongst the medical facilities, it has 1 hospital with 9 beds and 1 medicine shop. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 1 primary school, 1 middle school and 1 secondary school. Senior secondary school is available at Putki and general degree college is at Dhanbad. It has 1 engineering college and 1 management institution. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities it has 1 cinema theatre. It has got the branches of 1 nationalised bank, 1 private commercial bank and 1 cooperative bank.

Transport

Sialgudri is off National Highway 18 (old number NH 32) (locally popular as Dhanbad-Bokaro Road). There is a station at Karkend nearby on the Gomoh-Adra line.

Education

KICAM Private ITI was established 2015 at Chas Road, PO Kusunda, PS Putki. It is an industrial training institute offering diploma courses.

References

{{Dhanbad District Cities and towns in Dhanbad district