Bastacola | |
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Neighbourhood in Dhanbad | |
Coordinates: 23°46′07″N 86°24′39″E / 23.7686°N 86.4109°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 |
Bastacola is a neighbourhood in Dhanbad in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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]
The 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.[4]
Bastacola Area has a 50-bedded Regional Hospital at Tisra, and dispensaries/ mini-dispensaries at Ghanoodih, Bera, Duburi, Kuya, Bastacola, Kujama.[5]