Where is Gomoh, Jharkhand located?

Gomoh is located in Jharkhand, India, at approximate coordinates 23.8735°, 86.1516°.

Gomoh

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Elevation245 m

Coordinates23.87°, 86.15°

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Elevation

245 m

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Overview

Gomoh (better known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Junction Gomoh) is a census town in Topchanchi CD Block Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It has a major railway junction, which was renamed Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Gomoh railway station on 23 January 2009, that is situated on the Grand Chord Line under the Dhanbad division of the East Central Railway. Gomoh is the meeting point for trains coming from Howrah, Ranchi/Bokaro and Puri/Bhubaneswar.

History & geography

Geography

Gomoh is located at . It has an average elevation of 245 metres (803 feet). The town has an area of 8.96 km2. It is 37 km from the district administrative headquarters in Dhanbad. 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. Gomoh is a largely dust-free area (unlike its surroundings polluted by coal mining in the area) surrounded by hills. The region containing Gomoh shown in the map lies to the north of Dhanbad city and is an extensive rural area with villages (particularly in the northern areas) scattered around hills. One of the many spurs of Pareshnath Hill (1,365.50 m), situated in neighbouring Giridih district, passes through the Topchanchi and Tundi areas of the district. The Barakar River flows along the northern boundary. The region shown in the map covers several CD blocks – Topchanchi, Govindpur, Tundi, Purbi Tundi and a small part of Baghmara. The Kolkata-Agra National Highway 19 (old number NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road cuts across the southern part of the region.

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