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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}
{{one source|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Amlabad
| native_name =
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| settlement_type = Census Town
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| pushpin_map = India Jharkhand#India3
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jharkhand, India
| coordinates = {{coord|23.684|N|86.374|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 = [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| area_total_km2 = 2.89
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| population_total = 4636
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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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]]
| postal_code = 828303
| area_code_type = Telephone/[[Subscriber trunk dialling|STD]] code
| area_code = 0326
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#JH.E2.80.94Jharkhand|JH]]-09
| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Dhanbad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Dhanbad]]
| blank2_name_sec1 = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency
| blank2_info_sec1 = [[Chandankiyari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chandanhiyari]]
| website = {{URL|bokaro.nic.in/}}
| footnotes =
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'''Amlabad''' is a [[census town]] in the [[Chandankiyari (community development block)|Chandankiyari]] [[Community development blocks in India|CD blocks]] in the [[Chas subdivision]] of the [[Bokaro district]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]].

==Geography==
{{OSM Location map
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|mark-coord14={{coord|23|40|12|N|86|9|0|E}} | label-pos14=right|label14= Bokaro Steel City| numbered14=CT| mark-title14=[[Bokaro Steel City]] (CT)
|mark-coord15={{coord|23|37|12|N|86|9|8|E}} | label-pos15=right|label15= Bandhgora| numbered15=CT| mark-title15=[[Bandhgora]] (CT)
|mark-coord16={{coord|23|48|48|N|85|49|23|E}} | label-pos16=left|label16= Gomia| numbered16=CT| mark-title16=[[Gomia]] (CT)
|mark-coord17={{coord|23|46|53|N|85|48|18|E}} | label-pos17=left|label17= Hasir| numbered17=CT| mark-title17=[[Hasir]] (CT)
|mark-coord18={{coord|23|43|50|N|85|44|0|E}} | label-pos18=bottom|label18= Lalpania| numbered18=CT| mark-title18=[[Lalpania]] (CT)
|mark-coord19={{coord|23|47|10|N|85|49|25|E}} | label-pos19=right|label19= Saram| numbered19=CT| mark-title19=[[Saram, Bokaro]] (CT)
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|mark-coord21={{coord|23|39|55|N|86|0|58|E}} | label-pos21=left|label21= Bandh Dih| numbered21=CT| mark-title21=[[Bandh Dih]] (CT)
|mark-coord22={{coord|23|40|48|N|86|1|12|E}} | label-pos22=left|label22= Jena| numbered22=CT| mark-title22=[[Jena, Bokaro]] (CT)
|mark-coord23={{coord|23|40|38|N|86|3|23|E}} | label-pos23=top|label23= Tanr Balidih| numbered23=CT| mark-title23=[[Tanr Balidih]] (CT)
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|52|57|N|86|6|29|E}} | label-pos24=left|label24= Bhandra| numbered24=CT| mark-title24=[[Bhandra]] (CT)
|mark-coord25={{coord|23|44|0|N|85|50|50|E}} | label-pos25=right|label25= Tenu| numbered25=CT| mark-title25=[[Tenu]] (CT)
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|mark-coord31={{coord|23|43|50|N|85|45|0|E}} | label-pos31=top|label31= Tenughat TPS| numbered31=F| mark-title31= [[Tenughat Thermal Power Station]] |shape-color31=#967117
|mark-coord32={{coord|23|48|0|N|85|52|48|E}} | label-pos32=left|label32= Bokaro B TPS| numbered32=F| mark-title32= [[Bokaro Thermal Power Station B]] |shape-color32=#967117
|mark-coord33={{coord|23|38|50|N|86|7|40|E}} | label-pos33=left|label33= Bokaro Steel Plant| numbered33=F| mark-title33= [[Bokaro Steel Plant]] |shape-color33=#967117
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|mark-coord35={{coord|23|38|2|N|86|18|16|E}} | label-pos35=left|label35= Siyaljori| numbered35=R|mark-title35=[[Siyaljori]] (R) |shape-color35= #C40000
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|mark-coord38={{coord|23|36|44|N|85|56|6|E}} | label-pos38=right|label38= Kasmar| numbered38=R|mark-title38=[[Kasmar]] (R) |shape-color38= #C40000
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|mark-coord40={{coord|23|37|17|N|85|51|4|E}} | label-pos40=top|label40= Petarwar| numbered40=R|mark-title40=[[Petarwar]] (R) |shape-color40= #C40000
|mark-coord41={{coord|23|44|0|N|85|49|50|E}}| label41= Tenughat|labela41= Dam| label-color41 = #C42222 | label-angle41=0| label-pos41=left| label-size41=10| mark-size41=12| numbered41=D|mark-title41 =[[Tenughat Dam]]| shape-color41=#C42222
|mark-coord42={{coord|23|42|40|N|86|7|0|E}} |label42= Damodar River |label-color42 = #77A1CB| label-angle42=9| label-pos42=top| label-size42=10| mark-size42=0| mark-title42 =none
|mark-coord43={{coord|23|51|30|N|85|49|0|E}} |label43= Konar |labela43= River|label-color43 = #77A1CB| label-angle43= 60| label-pos43=top| label-size43=10| mark-size43=0| mark-title43 =none
|mark-coord44={{coord|23|47|50|N|85|43|0|E}} |label44= Bokaro |labela44= River|label-color44 = #77A1CB| label-angle44= 10| label-pos44=top| label-size44=10| mark-size44=0| mark-title44 =none
|arc-coordA={{coord|23|30|0|N|86|24|0|E}}|arc-textA= WEST BENGAL| arc-text-colorA=hard grey| arc-angleA=-75| arc-gapA=2.5| arc-radiusA=0.4}}

===Location===
Amlabad is located at {{coord|23.684|N|86.374|E|display=inline}}.

===Area overview===
Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]] with the [[Damodar River]] cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of {{convert|200 to 540|m}} above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of {{convert|1070| m}}. The [[East Bokaro Coalfield]] located in the [[Bermo]]-[[Phusro]] area and small intrusions of [[Jharia Coalfield]] make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, [[Bokaro Steel Plant]], operated by [[Steel Authority of India Limited]], was set-up at [[Bokaro Steel City]]. The [[Damodar Valley Corporation]] established its first thermal power station at [[Bokaro (Thermal)]]. The {{convert|5|km}} long, {{convert|55|m}} high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, [[Tenughat Dam]], across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is {{convert|1291.2|mm}}. The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf | title = District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011 |work= Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8 |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations | access-date = 30 May 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Tenughat-Dam-49898.htm | title = Tenughat Dam |publisher =india9 | access-date = 30 May 2021 }}</ref>

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

==Demographics==
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Amlabad had a total population of 4,636, of which 2,477 (53%) were males and 2,159 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 572. The total number of literate persons in Amlabad was 3,078 (75.74% of the population over 6 years).<ref>{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2010_PART_B_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf|title = District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 362724, page 186|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 9 March 2021}}</ref>

{{As of|2001}} India [[census]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|work= |publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref> Amlabad had a population of 4,723. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Amlabad has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with 64% of the males and 36% of females literate. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.

==Infrastructure==
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro'', Amlabad covered an area of 2.89 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 14 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tapwater from treated and untreated sources, overhead tank. It had 868 domestic electric connections, 120 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 30 hospitals, 3 dispensaries, 3 health centres, 30 family welfare centres, 30 maternity and child welfare centres, 30 maternity homes, 30 nursing homes, no medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 3 primary schools, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary school, senior secondary school at [[Bhojudih]] 9 km away. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf| title = District Census Handbook Bokaro, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Pages 384-397| publisher = Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand |accessdate = 2 March 2021}}</ref>

==Economy==
{{OSM Location map
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| coord={{coord|23|41|20|N|86|25|20|E}}| float=left|caption='''Collieries in the Lodna and Eastern Jharia Areas of BCCL''' U: Undergroud colliery, O: Open Cast colliery, M: Mixed colliery, W: Washery, F: Facility, A: Administrative headquarters Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
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|mark-coord4={{coord|23|44|7|N|86|26|0|E}} | label-pos4=right|label4= Jealgora colliery| numbered4=U| mark-title4= Jealgora colliery (U)
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|mark-coord6={{coord|23|50|50|N|86|26|16|E}} | label-pos6=top|label6= Joyrampur colliery| numbered6=U| mark-title6= Joyrampur colliery (U)
|mark-coord7={{coord|23|42|40|N|86|27|0|E}} | label-pos7=right|label7= Jeenagora colliery| numbered7=O| mark-title7= Jeenagora colliery (O) |shape-color7=#C42222
|mark-coord8={{coord|23|41|45|N|86|26|0|E}} | label-pos8=top|label8= Bararee colliery| numbered8=U| mark-title8= Bararee colliery (U)
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|mark-coord10={{coord|23|43|30|N|86|24|0|E}} | label-pos10=top|label10= Tata Steel Jamadoba Group of Mines| numbered10=U| mark-title10= Tata Steel Jamadoba Group of Mines (U)
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|mark-coord20={{coord|23|39|10|N|86|26|50|E}} | label-pos20=left|label20= SAIL Chasnala washery| numbered20=W| mark-title20= SAIL Chasnala washery (W) |shape-color20=#0048BA
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|mark-coord23={{coord|23|43|20|N|86|24|38|E}} | label-pos23=left|label23=Lodna Area office | numbered23=A| mark-title23=Lodna Area office (A)|shape-color23=black| label-size23=13|label-color23=black
|mark-coord24={{coord|23|39|45|N|86|26|48|E}} | label-pos24=left|label24=Eastern Jharia Area office | numbered24=A| mark-title24=Eastern Jharia Area office (A)|shape-color24=black| label-size24=13|label-color24=black
|mark-coord25={{coord|23.6679|86.3962}}| label25=Damodar| label-color25 = #77A1CB| label-angle25=-10| label-pos25=top| label-size25=10| mark-size25=0| mark-title25 =none
|mark-coord26={{coord|23.6679|86.4072}}| label26=River| label-color26 = #77A1CB| label-angle26=30| label-pos26=top| label-size26=10| mark-size26=0| mark-title26 =none
|mark-coord27={{coord|23|38|39|N|86|26|46|E}} | label-pos27=left|label27= BCCL Bhojudih Washery| numbered27=W| mark-title27= Bhojudih (W)|shape-color27=#0048BA}}

Amlabad Project which is a colliery in the [[Eastern Jharia Area]] of [[Bharat Coking Coal Limited]] has reserves of 45.94 million tonnes of coal (as in 2015).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bccl.gov.in/?page_id=1716 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222161537/http://www.bccl.gov.in/?page_id=1716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 December 2015 |title=Company -> Areas |work=EJ Area |publisher=Bharat Coking Coal Limited |accessdate=18 December 2015 }}</ref>

Collieries functioning in the [[Eastern Jharia Area]] of [[Bharat Coking Coal|BCCL]] are: Bhowrah North, Bhowrah South, Bhowrah (OC 3 Pit), Amlabad, Sudamdih Incline, Sudamdih Shafts, Pathardih and C.O.C.R.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/mines.html | title = Dhanbad - Coal Capital of India | work = List of Coal Mines in Dhanbad | publisher = Jharkhand Government | accessdate = 8 October 2017 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171013120533/http://www.dhanbad.nic.in/mines.html | archive-date = 13 October 2017 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref>

Note: In the map alongside the places marked are NOT linked because collieries/ washeries do not have separate pages

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Bokaro District}}

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

{{Jharkhand-geo-stub}}

Amlabad - Revision history

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