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Government of Jharkhand

Affected areas

Directly affected areas

Villages within 15 km of a mine or cluster of mines, where the effects of mining are felt every day.

Last updated: 18 Sep 2026 Illustrative data
Villages
94

Out of 148 in the notified list

Gram panchayats
41
Population
1,68,400

Census 2011

Distance band
≤15km
Narayanpur Karmatanr Jamtara Kundhit Nala Fatehpur Dhobna · 2.1 km Afjalpur · 3.4 km Kalipahari · 6.8 km Bandarnacha · 9.5 km Simlajori · 17.2 km Kajra · 21 km Bagdahri · 1.6 km Ambajora · 4.2 km Gopalpur · 7.9 km Bikrampur · 12.4 km Ramchandrapur · 16.5 km Purnapani · 23.8 km Kurwa · 2.8 km Bhaga · 5.1 km Chapuria · 8.6 km Gayaspur · 13.3 km Simalgarha · 18.9 km Agaiya · 22.4 km Bindapathar · 3 km Pabia · 5.7 km Shahpur · 10.2 km Jhilua · 15.8 km Dumarkunda · 19.6 km Nayadih · 24.1 km Chalna · 2.4 km Mihijam ward 4 · 6.1 km Sialjori · 8.3 km Rampur · 11.7 km Udalbani · 17.4 km Gopalpur Tola · 20.8 km Sahajpur · 3.6 km Karmatanr · 7.2 km Birajpur · 11 km Sarakhudia · 16.3 km Bijalbad · 19.1 km Malanchi · 24.6 km Nala stone quarry cluster Kundhit stone quarry cluster Fatehpur stone quarries Ajay river sand ghats Barakar sand ghats and laterite Brick earth pits
Mine cluster Within 15 km: directly affected 15 to 25 km: indirectly affected Schematic map, not to scale.

Who is directly affected

  • Village or gram panchayat within 15 km of a mine or cluster of mines
  • Families displaced or relocated because of mining
  • Families whose land was acquired, or who lost traditional rights over land or forest
  • Villages that depend on water sources affected by mining

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Who is directly affected
Dhobna Dhobna धोबना Dhobna Nala 2.1 2,860 540
Afjalpur Afjalpur अफजलपुर Afjalpur Nala 3.4 2,410 455
Kalipahari Kalipahari कालीपहाड़ी Afjalpur Nala 6.8 1,620 310
Bandarnacha Bandarnacha बंदरनाचा Nala Nala 9.5 1,980 372
Bagdahri Bagdahri बागडहरी Bagdahri Kundhit 1.6 2,130 402
Ambajora Ambajora अंबाजोरा Ambajora Kundhit 4.2 1,770 336
Gopalpur Gopalpur गोपालपुर Kundhit Kundhit 7.9 1,450 270
Bikrampur Bikrampur बिक्रमपुर Kundhit Kundhit 12.4 1,890 355
Kurwa Kurwa कुरवा Kurwa Fatehpur 2.8 1,930 361
Bhaga Bhaga भागा Kurwa Fatehpur 5.1 1,510 288
Chapuria Chapuria चपुरिया Fatehpur Fatehpur 8.6 2,240 421
Gayaspur Gayaspur गयासपुर Fatehpur Fatehpur 13.3 1,370 260
Bindapathar Bindapathar बिन्दापाथर Bindapathar Narayanpur 3 2,650 498
Pabia Pabia पबिया Pabia Narayanpur 5.7 1,180 224
Shahpur Shahpur शाहपुर Narayanpur Narayanpur 10.2 1,760 330
Chalna Chalna चलना Chalna Jamtara 2.4 2,040 386
Mihijam ward 4 Mihijam ward 4 मिहिजाम वार्ड 4 Mihijam (NP) Jamtara 6.1 3,420 652
Sialjori Sialjori सियालजोरी Chalna Jamtara 8.3 1,310 248
Rampur Rampur रामपुर Jamtara Jamtara 11.7 1,590 300
Sahajpur Sahajpur सहजपुर Sahajpur Karmatanr 3.6 1,640 312
Karmatanr Karmatanr करमाटांड़ Karmatanr Karmatanr 7.2 3,780 714
Birajpur Birajpur बिराजपुर Sahajpur Karmatanr 11 1,210 230
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