Bhuli, India

Bhuli is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand state, India.

Bhuli Shramik Nagar
Neighbourhood in Dhanbad
Bhuli Location in Jharkhand, India Bhuli Bhuli (India)
Coordinates: 23.8137°N 86.3887°E
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Founded by	Babu Jagjivan Ram
Named for	Bhuliya Devi(wife)
Government
• Type	Municipal corporation
• Body	Nagar Palika
Population  (2001)
• Total	89,584
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	828104 and 828105( D Block) [1]
Telephone code	0326
Vehicle registration	JH-10 and BR-10 (Before Nov 2000)
Website	dhanbad.nic.in

Overview

It is the largest worker colony in Asia.[2][3][4] Town is managed by Bharat Coking Coal Limited(BCCL).[5][6] Majority of the population works in BCCL. There are more than 6,000 BCCL quarters. Maintenance work of quarters and road is undertaken by BTA, Bhuli.

History

Bhuli township was constructed in 1951 by The Coal Mines Welfare Organisation (CMWO) under the Ministry of Labour to provide housing facilities to miners.[7] Bhuli is divided into are 5 blocks. Initially it consist only three blocks and was under the management of Coal Mines Labour Welfare Organization of the Central Government. These three blocks were transferred to BCCL in 1986. Two new blocks were constructed in 1978 directly under the control of BCCL.[8]

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the central portion of Dhanbad Sadar subdivision in Dhanbad district MC: Municipal Corporation, CT: Census Town, N: Neighbourhood, R: Rural/ Urban centre Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Bhuli is located at 23.8137°N 86.3887°E.

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.

Bhuli, earlier a census town, was combined with other urban units to form Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006.[9][10]

Bhuli is spread over parts of Ward Nos. 14, 15 and 16 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.[11]

Overview

The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines in the lowest rung of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The entire area shown in the map is under Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, except Belgaria which is under Baliapur (community development block). The places in the DMC area are marked as neighbourhoods. The DMC area shown in the map is around the core area of Dhanbad city. Another major area of DMC is shown in the map of the southern portion of the district. A small stretch of DMC, extending up to Katras is shown in the map of the western portion. The region is fully urbanised. Jharia (community development block) has been merged into DMC. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region – Sijua Area, Kusunda Area and Bastacola Area.[12][13][14][15][16][17]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,[18] Bhuli had a population of 89,584. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bhuli has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 55%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Markets

There are three main markets in the township. These are D-Block Market (D-Block), New Market (E-Block) and Shakti Market(D- Block Road) shop like.. apsara vastralaya and Sibu market-Shyam nagar.

Hospitals & Banks

There are two regional Hospital of BCCL in C- Block and D- Block for free health check-up (for BCCL employees and dependents) and other private Hospital in Bhuli D Block shakti market. Bhuli has a branch of the Bank of India, State Bank of India and a branch of UCO Bank.[19][20] Apart from that ICICI Bank, AXIS Bank, Bank of India and State Bank of India have ATMs in Bhuli.

Transport

Bhuli is well connected to Dhanbad city through road and railway.[21] Most of the (local) passenger trains stop here.

Religious harmony

Bhuli 'B' Block Durga Mandap

Bhuli witness a religious harmony among Hindus and Muslims. The tradition of celebrating Durga Puja was started by a Muslim man Abdul Majid Khan. Similarly a tradition to celebrate Muharram was started by a Hindu man Sudhir Mukherjee.[22] Residents claim that Bhuli has never witnessed any communal problems since 1949.[2]

References

1. "Indiapost". Pinsearch. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
2. "Hindu, Muslim bhai bhai here". Hindustan Times. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
3. MUKHERJEE, RESHAM (19 October 2007). "Inter-religious bonhomie at its best - Hindus & muslims partake in each other's ceremonies". The Telegraph. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
4. BK, Chakravarty (May 1994). "An up-to-date assessment of maternity care programme in the largest miners' colony in Asia". J Indian Med Assoc. 92: 147. PMID 8089509.
5. "Quotation Notice" (PDF). BCCL. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
6. "Bhuli vows to fight evictions". The Telegraph. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
7. "BCCL forced to stop survey at Bhuli township". The Times of India. 27 September 2004. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
8. "Employers In Relation To The ... vs Presiding Officer, Central ... on 23 December, 2003". Indian Kanoon. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
9. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". DMC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
10. "Dhanbad Dsitrict Map". Physical Map of Dhanbad. Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
11. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
12. "District Census Handbook Dhanbad" (PDF). Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
13. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
14. "Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
15. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". DMC. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
16. "Dhanbad Dsitrict Map". Physical Map of Dhanbad. Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
17. "Dhanbad Municipal Corporation". प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi). Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 28 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
18. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
19. "Details of BANK OF INDIA, BHULI". Retrieved 10 May 2013.
20. "Details of UCO BANK, BHULI". Retrieved 10 May 2013.
21. Bhuli Railway Station (BHN)
22. "Muslims organise Durga Puja in Ranchi". DNA India. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2013.