Bastacola was combined with other urban units to form Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006.

[3] It is located 8 km east of Dhanbad railway station.

[4] The Bastacola Area of BCCL is amalgamation of thirty-three private collieries of the pre-nationalisation era.

Kujama colliery is closed since 1995 because of underground fire.

Ghanoodih OCP is affected by surface fire.