The Jharia Raj was part of Manbhum district, the headquarters of which was Bangsoorna later shifted to Govindpur. In 1904 it was decided by Sir Andrew Fraser, the Lt. Governor of Bengal that the headquarters of the subdivision should be transferred from Govindpur to Dhanbad. The actual transfer, however, took place on 27 June 1908.Rural development administration in India - Page 11 by Shashi Kumar Jha - 1988Dhanbad 1966 by India. Superintendent of Census Operations, Bihar With the transfer of headquarters at Dhanbad various amenities were provided, which attracted people to habitate in the Raj.Town Survey Report: Bihar, Dhanbad - Page 22
