It is the largest worker colony in Asia. Town is managed by Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Majority of the population works in BCCL. There are more than 6,000 BCCL quarters. Maintenance work of quarters and road is undertaken by BTA, Bhuli.
History
Bhuli township was constructed in 1951 by The Coal Mines Welfare Organisation under the Ministry of Labour to provide housing facilities to miners. Bhuli is divided into are 5 blocks. Initially it consist only three blocks and was under the management of Coal Mines Labour Welfare Organization of the Central Government. These three blocks were transferred to BCCL in 1986. Two new blocks were constructed in 1978 directly under the control of BCCL.
Geography
Location
Bhuli is located at. 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. Bhuli, earlier a census town, was combined with other urban units to form Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006. Bhuli is spread over parts of Ward Nos. 14, 15 and 16 of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation.
Overview
The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines in the lowest rung of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The entire area shown in the map is under Dhanbad Municipal Corporation, except Belgaria which is under Baliapur. The places in the DMC area are marked as neighbourhoods. The DMC area shown in the map is around the core area of Dhanbad city. Another major area of DMC is shown in the map of the southern portion of the district. A small stretch of DMC, extending up to Katras is shown in the map of the western portion. The region is fully urbanised. Jharia has been merged into DMC. Three operational areas of BCCL operate fully within the region – Sijua Area, Kusunda Area and Bastacola Area.
Demographics
India census, Bhuli had a population of 89,584. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Bhuli has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 55%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Markets
There are three main markets in the township. These are D-Block Market, New Market and Shakti Market shop like.. apsara vastralaya and Sibu market-Shyam nagar.
Bhuli is well connected to Dhanbad city through road and railway. Most of the passenger trains stop here.
Religious harmony
Bhuli witness a religious harmony among Hindus and Muslims. The tradition of celebrating Durga Puja was started by a Muslim man Abdul Majid Khan. Similarly a tradition to celebrate Muharram was started by a Hindu man Sudhir Mukherjee. Residents claim that Bhuli has never witnessed any communal problems since 1949.
