Dhānbād (English spelling)

Japanese: ダーンバード（英語表記）Dhānbād

A mining town in the eastern part of Bihar state in northeastern India. It is located about 246 km northwest of Kolkata (Calcutta), on the eastern edge of the Chotanagpur Plateau, and in the eastern part of the Jharia coalfield, the largest coalfield in India. A dam was completed as part of a comprehensive development plan for the Damodar River in the south, and machinery and chemical industries have developed in the surrounding area. It is a distribution center for agricultural products such as rice, corn, and seeds for oil extraction. It is home to the School of Mines, which is affiliated with Bihar University, and the Central Fuel Research Institute. Population: 198,963 (2001).

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Japanese:

インド北東部，ビハール州東部の炭鉱町。コルカタ (カルカッタ) 北西約 246km，チョタナーグプル高原東端，インド最大の炭田であるジャリヤ炭田の東部に位置。南方のダモダル川の総合開発計画によりダムが完成し，周辺に機械，化学工業が発達。米，トウモロコシ，搾油用種子など農産物の集散地。ビハール大学所属の鉱業学校があり，中央燃料研究所もある。人口 19万 8963 (2001) 。

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