Map of Dhanbad, India

Dhanbad is a city in Jharkhand, India, with a population of about 1,196,214. It lies at 23.7976°N, 86.4299°E. Dhanbad is about 1,064 km (661 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Jharia, 7 km to the south.

Dhanbad at a glance

Where is Dhanbad?

• The 38th largest city in India by recorded population.
• The 2nd largest city in Jharkhand on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 40 min on the shortest day to 13 h 36 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Dhanbad

• Jharia — 7 km south
• Jāmadoba — 9 km south
• Kātrās — 13 km west
• Pāthardih — 15 km south
• Bokāro — 32 km southwest
• Chās — 32 km southwest
• Kulti — 43 km east
• Phusro — 43 km west
• Gīrīdīh — 45 km north
• Chittaranjan — 49 km east

Largest cities in Jharkhand

• Jamshedpur — 1,339,438
• Ranchi — 1,120,374
• Bokāro — 564,319
• Deoghar — 203,123
• Phusro — 185,555
• Hazāribāgh — 153,595
• Chās — 141,640
• Gīrīdīh — 114,533
• Sāhibganj — 95,890
• Rāmgarh — 88,781

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.