Jealgora 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. Jealgora was combined with other urban units to form Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006. Jealgora is part of Ward No. 44 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.
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, 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. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by Dhanbad. 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. 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, Lodna Area and Eastern Jharia Area. The Moonidih sector of Western Jharia Area also operates in the region.
Economy
The Lodna Area of BCCL consists of five underground mines, two departmentally operated open cut mines and one outsourced OC mine. The underground mines are: Lodna, Bagdigi, Joyrampur, North Tisra and Bararee. The Jealgora underground mine has been closed down and dewatered from the surface. The open cast mines are: NT-ST, Jeenagora and Jeenagora Patch I. Lodna Area has mineable reserves of 46.368 million tonnes of coking coal and 618.6 million tonnes of non-coking coal.
Healthcare
The 100-bedded Regional Hospital of BCCL, located at Jealgora, caters to the employees and their relatives of East Jharia and Lodna Areas.
Sports
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium of BCCL at Jealgora is a major centre of sportingactivity in Dhanbad. In this stadium large area is present for playing cricket, football, kabaddi etc.
