The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines.

Bulk of the area shown in the map is part of Baghmara (community development block).

A portion of Dhanbad Municipal Corporation extends into the region till around Katras.

Most of the DMC area is shown in the maps for the central and southern portions of the district.

[7] Mahuda coking coal washery of BCCL was commissioned in 1990 and has an operable capacity of 0.63 million tonnes per year.

[8] Mahuda Junction railway station is on the Adra-Gomoh branch line which passes through this block.

[9] Mahuda Junction railway station is 500m away on a left turn exactly near BCCL Area Office on Dhanbad - Bokaro Road.