The earlier census town was combined with other urban units to form Dhanbad Municipal Corporation in 2006.

[3] 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 (community development block).

The following collieries function under the Sijua Area of BCCL: Bansdeopur, Mudidih, Kankanee, Loyabad, S/Bansjora, Nichitpur and Tetulmari.

Loyabad is also connected to Dhanbad via road, courtesy of the JNURM buses and auto-rickshaws plying along the Dhanbad-Katras route.