Bastacola

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 / 23.7686; 86.4109Coordinates: 23°46′07″N 86°24′39″E / 23.7686°N 86.4109°E / 23.7686; 86.4109
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.nic.in

Bastacola is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad 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

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.[5]

Healthcare

Bastacola Area has a 50-bedded Regional Hospital at Tisra, and dispensaries/ mini-dispensaries at Ghanoodih, Bera, Duburi, Kuya, Bastacola, Kujama.[6]

References

  1. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". DMC. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  2. "Dhanbad Dsitrict Map". Physical Map of Dhanbad. Jharkhand Government. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
  3. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  4. "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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