[2] This dam is only 40 km away from Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, from where it can be reached by road in less than an hour.

It is directly connected to Ranchi, Patna, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Varanasi, Jammu, Jabalpur, Allahabad, Delhi and Kolkata by train.

Four of the six CD blocks in the district have coal mines – Patratu, Ramgarh, Mandu and Chitarpur.

Ramgarh district lies in the central part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

The far-off hills in the background in exquisite tints of blue or purple as the light falls, the nearer hills picturesquely shaped and luxuriant in every shade of green with their bold escarpments in black or grey, and the brown plains below furnishing their quota of colours.

Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 3 auditorium/ community halls, 3 public libraries, 1 reading room.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on 13 July 2015 inaugurated the Patratu unit of Burnpur Cement.

[11] The dam was made to store water of the Nalkari River for supply to the Ramgarh cantonment area as well as being the main reservoir for the Patratu Thermal Power Station (PTPS).

There have been plans to turn it into a tourist attraction[12] During recent changes, the area's coal pulling bicycles have gotten the support of local motor bikers on a profit sharing basis.

The city is developed as a residential area for employees of the Patratu Thermal Power Station.