District of Jharkhand in India
Dhanbad district
Dhanbad district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district.
As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Jharkhand, after Ranchi. It also has the lowest sex ratio in Jharkhand, at 908.
How locals move
Getting around Dhanbad district the local way
- Get inAuto rickshaws are popular transport links with neighbouring towns and in the coalfields, but these are generally overcrowded.
- Get aroundAuto rickshaws are also available till late at night.
- Get aroundThis is also a cheap mode of transport as rickshaw wallahs demand more.
From Wikivoyage: Dhanbad, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-03.
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