Moonidih

Moonidih
Village
Moonidih
Moonidih
Coordinates: 23°44′20″N 86°20′51″E / 23.7390°N 86.3475°E / 23.7390; 86.3475Coordinates: 23°44′20″N 86°20′51″E / 23.7390°N 86.3475°E / 23.7390; 86.3475
Country India
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Subdistrict Jharia
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Pincode 828129[1]
Website dhanbad.nic.in
Railways in Jharia Coalfield
to Bokaro and Barkakana 
 to Asansol-Gaya section of Grand Chord
35Chandrapura 
 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh
 Telo
Dugda 
 Baghmara
26Jamuniatanr 
 Matari
 Nichitpur Halt
Mahuda Junction 
 Phularitand
to Talgora
Adra-Netaji SC Bose
Gomoh branch line
 
18 Sonardih
Malkera 
14Katrasgarh 
 Tetulmari
11Sijua 
8Bansjora   
4Kusunda   
 Bhuli
Bhaga 
00 Dhanbad
Bhowrah 
07 Jharia
Jamadoba 
09 Lodna
Sudamdih 
16 Pathardih
to Bhojudih
Adra-Netaji SC Bose
Gomoh branch line
 
27Sindri 
10 Pradhankhanta
15Rakhitpur 
 to Asansol-Gaya section of Grand Chord

Moonidih is a village in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand

Geography

The nearest railway station to Moonidih is 8 km away at Mahuda. A branch line for transportation of goods connects Moonidih coal mine and coal washery to Mahuda railway junction. Monnidih is 8 km from Jharia, 10 km from Dhanbad, other nearby villages and mines are at Lodna (6.4 km), Putki (2.5 km), Jamadoba (6.2 km). The Damodar River flows near Moonidih village.

Transportation

Trekkers and mini buses and state buses are available, which connect Moonidih to Jharia, Dhanbad and other places. Public transport buses are few.

Coal mines

Various projects have been going on for utilization of coal which is present in huge amount in Dhanbad. Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited with its headquarters in Dhanbad, works the Moonidh coal mine since nationalization of coalmines in 1971. It is a more than a century old underground shaft mine and washery. Due to the presence of coal washery, the Damodar river is badly polluted, making its water unusable for local community. Bharat Coking Coal Limited also operates a power plant based on coal bed methane, which is found profusely in Moonidih underground mines.

Education

There is D.A.V Public School, Moonidih, Indian School of Learning, Moonidih, Bhaisiya School, Jatudih, are the schools which caters the need of children of villages and staff working in coal mines and washery. Many students of these schools have achieved milestones and are working with national and international firms. Chandan Kumar, alumni of DAV Public School, popularly known as Nasa, of 2009 Batch has achieved great success and earned fame all because of his friends.

Out of many schools present in Moonidih, DAV Moonidih is ranked first on its academic performance.

References

  1. ↑ "". PINcode.net.in. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
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