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Loyabad Layabad | |
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Neighbourhood in Dhanbad | |
  Loyabad Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Loyabad Loyabad (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°46′34″N86°21′10″E / 23.7762°N 86.3528°E /23.7762; 86.3528 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Dhanbad |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative Democracy |
| • Body | Dhanbad Municipal Corporation |
| Area | |
• Total | 15 km2 (6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 170 m (560 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 32,695 |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JH 10 |
| Website | dhanbad |
Loyabad is aneighbourhood inDhanbad inDhanbad Sadar subdivision ofDhanbad district inJharkhandstate,India.
Loyabad is located at23°46′34″N86°21′10″E / 23.7762°N 86.3528°E /23.7762; 86.3528.
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.
The earliercensus town was combined with other urban units to formDhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006.[1][2]
Loyabad is part of Ward No. 8 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.[3]
The region shown in the map is a part of the undulatinguplands bustling with coalmines in the lowest rung of theChota Nagpur Plateau. The entire area shown in the map is underDhanbad Municipal Corporation, exceptBelgaria which is underBaliapur (community development block). The places in the DMC area are marked asneighbourhoods. The DMC area shown in the map is around the core area ofDhanbad 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 toKatras 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 ofBCCL operate fully within the region –Sijua Area,Kusunda Area andBastacola Area.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
There is a police station at Loyabad.[10][11]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[12] Loyabad had a population of 32,695. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Loyabad has an average literacy rate of 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 69%, and female literacy is 44%. In Loyabad, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
The following collieries function under theSijua Area ofBCCL: Bansdeopur, Mudidih, Kankanee, Loyabad, S/Bansjora, Nichitpur andTetulmari.[13]
There is no production at Loyabadunderground mine, only pumping goes on.[14]
Loyabad is situated at a distance of 10 km from Dhanbad, which is a major city in the adjoining area. It is well connected by railways through Tata-Sijua route (under the Adra railway division, South Eastern Railway) as well as by road. Loyabad is also connected to Dhanbad via road, courtesy of the JNURM buses and auto-rickshaws plying along the Dhanbad-Katras route.
Basudev Gandhi Smriti High School (Popularly knows as BGS High School or Gandhi Maidan school) is one of the famous school of the area running by state government of Jharkhand offering education up to class 12th for the students.
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