Introduction
Dhanbad Municipal Corporation was formed as per notification vied Establishment /Formation – 101/5334/Urban Development Department , Ranchi, dated 01-02- 2006. Dhanbad Municipal Corporation was formed by combining Urban settlements (32 towns) and 258 villages. The urban settlements Consisted of erstwhile Dhanbad Municipality ,Jharia NAC, Sindri NAC, Chhatandh NAC, Katras NAC, and 27 census towns (as per 2001 census). As per the original approved plan, the total population of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation was 13,33,719(Census of 2001).In the original plan, the total area of new Municipal Corporation was Around 355.77 sq.km.
Important Statics
| Total No. of Wards | Area of ULB (Sq. Km) | Total Population | No. of Households | No. of Slums | No. of Slum HHs | Total Slum Population |
| 55 | 275.00 | 1162472 | 220783 | 526 | 44819 | 194343 |