Railway arcs
Rail lines and sidings sweep through the area in long curves, linking mines and yards. On the poster they form some of the strongest lines, cutting through the finer mesh of local lanes.
Minimalist map poster · India
23.6658° N / 86.4317° E
Winding lanes, railway lines and mining ground in the coalfield country of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

One city, five moods
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall



The map
Pāthardih is a town in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, in the coal-mining belt that has defined this part of eastern India for more than a century. Its map is not built around a single centre. Instead, clusters of housing, colliery settlements and market streets are strung along roads and rail lines, with open or worked ground between them.
The coal industry leaves a distinctive imprint from above. Railway sidings curve across the landscape to serve mines and washeries, roads bend around worked areas, and patches of water sit where the ground has been excavated. The result is a street pattern shaped less by planning than by the needs of industry over many decades.
A Pāthardih map poster captures that working geography with unusual honesty. The fragmented settlement, the long arcs of track and the irregular blocks between them produce a complex, layered composition. It is a meaningful keepsake for families with ties to the Dhanbad coalfields and for anyone drawn to industrial landscapes.
Rail lines and sidings sweep through the area in long curves, linking mines and yards. On the poster they form some of the strongest lines, cutting through the finer mesh of local lanes.
Rather than one dense core, the town is a series of neighbourhoods and colony-style clusters spread across the landscape, giving the print an intriguing, patchwork structure.
Open areas, water-filled hollows and irregular gaps between streets reflect decades of mining. Rendered in black and white, these spaces add contrast and a sense of scale to the map.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Pāthardih
For many people Pāthardih stands for a parent's working life, a childhood in a colliery colony or a family story tied to coal. A map poster keeps that place on the wall, with the title and subtitle personalised to a family name, a year or a few words of your own.
Pick one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Blueprint suits the industrial character especially well. The $9 digital download includes six sizes as 300 DPI PNG and PDF files without a watermark, and printed posters are available too.
Order the Pāthardih poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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