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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Alagdiha
| native_name =
| native_name_lang =
| other_name =
| nickname =
| settlement_type = [[Census Town]]
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| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3
| pushpin_label_position = right
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.731833|N|86.454167|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
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| area_total_km2 = 0.737
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| population_total = 4,609
| population_as_of = 2011
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
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| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhanbad]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Sindri (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Sindri]]
| website = {{URL|dhanbad.nic.in/}}
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'''Alagdiha''' is a [[census town]] in [[Baliapur (community development block)|Baliapur]] [[Community development block in India|CD block]] in [[Dhanbad Sadar subdivision]] of [[Dhanbad district]] in the [[India]]n [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[Jharkhand]].

==Geography==
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|mark-coord9={{coord|23|45|50|N|86|23|24|E}} | label-pos9=right|label9= Kustai| numbered9=N| mark-title9= [[Kustai]] (N)
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|mark-coord13={{coord|23|39|36|N|86|29|2|E}} | label-pos13=right|label13= Rohraband| numbered13=N| mark-title13= [[Rohraband]] (N)
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|mark-coord15={{coord|23|39|47|N|86|25|50|E}} | label-pos15=left|label15= Sudamdih| =N| mark-title15= [[Sudamdih]] (N)
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===Location===
Alagdiha is located at {{coord|23.731833|N|86.454167|E|display=inline}}

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.

===Overview===
The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating [[Highland|uplands]] bustling with coalmines. The [[Damodar River]], the most important river of the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]], flows along the southern border. A major part of the area shown in the map is part of [[Dhanbad Municipal Corporation]], an urban area. The places in the DMC area are marked as [[neighbourhoods]]. The western part of the region shown in the map is covered by [[Dhanbad (community development block)]]. 57% of the population of Dhanbad CD block reside in rural areas and 43% reside in urban areas, The east-central part of the region shown in the map is covered by [[Baliapur (community development block)]]. 86% of the population of Baliapur CD block reside in rural areas and 14% reside in urban areas. The places in the CD block areas are marked mostly as [[census towns]]. Three operational areas of [[Bharat Coking Coal|BCCL]] operate fully within the region – [[Pootkee Balihari Area]], [[Lodna Area]] and [[Eastern Jharia Area]]. The Moonidih sector of [[Western Jharia Area]] also operates in the region.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Dhanbad | work = Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8 | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand | accessdate = 4 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 8 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bcclweb.in/?page_id=22623| title = Area | publisher = Bharat Coking Coal Limited | accessdate = 2 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://dhanbad.nic.in/dhanbad_dmc.html | title = Dhanbad Municipal Corporation | work = प्रादेशिक निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों की सूची (in Hindi) | publisher = Jharkhand Government | accessdate = 19 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171028073630/http://dhanbad.nic.in/dhanbad_dmc.html | archive-date = 28 October 2017 | url-status = dead }}</ref>

==Demographics==
As per the [[2011 Census of India]], Alagdiha had a total population of 4,609 of which 2,406 (52%) were males and 2,203 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 591 The total number of literates in Alagdihai was 3,212 (79.94% of the population over 6 years).<ref name=census2011>{{cite web| url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/cdb_pca_census/Houselisting-housing-JK.html |title = 2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA) | work= Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks|publisher= Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India | accessdate = 11 June 2019}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
Alagdiha has an area of 0.737 km2. It is 12 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Raksitpur 7 km away. Buses are available in the town. It has 8 km roads and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tube well/ bore hole and uncovered wells. There are 853 domestic electric connections and 4 road light points. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 1 primary school. There is a middle school at Kusmatand 5 km away, and other educational facilities at [[Jharia]] 6 km away.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2009_PART_A_DCHB_DHANBAD.pdf| title = District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A | work = Pages 639-664 Statements | publisher = Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. | accessdate = 9 June 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Dhanbad District}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Dhanbad district]]

{{Jharkhand-geo-stub}}

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