# Dark stores in Dhanbad: how many, which apps and which areas

On 31 October 2026, Rewalto counted 27 quick-commerce dark stores in Dhanbad: Blinkit 12, JioMart 8, Flipkart Minutes 6 and Zepto 1. Dhanbad ranks 73 of 688 cities by store count, with under 1% of India's stores. It has 14% of the stores Rewalto counts in Jharkhand.

## Key facts

| | |
| --- | --- |
| Dark stores | 27; counted 31 Oct 2026 |
| Rank among cities | 73 of 688; under 1% of India's 13,748 stores |
| Apps with a store here | 4: Blinkit, JioMart, Flipkart Minutes, Zepto |
| Apps not found here | Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket, DMart; in our weekly checks |
| Named areas with a store | 17; most stores: Saraidhela (3), BCCl Township (2), Bhuli (2) |
| Checked | 23 Oct 2026 to 31 Oct 2026; weekly, per app |

## Stores by app

| App | Stores |
| --- | --- |
| Blinkit | 12 |
| JioMart | 8 |
| Flipkart Minutes | 6 |
| Zepto | 1 |

## Areas with the most stores

| Area | Stores | Apps |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Saraidhela | 3 | JioMart |
| BCCl Township | 2 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes |
| Bhuli | 2 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes |
| Fri | 2 | Blinkit, JioMart |
| Naya Bazar | 2 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes |
| NDC DHANBAD | 2 | Blinkit, Flipkart Minutes |
| Bhaga | 1 | JioMart |
| Chanakya Nagar | 1 | Blinkit |
| Chirkunda | 1 | JioMart |
| City centre | 1 | Zepto |
| Dhansar | 1 | Blinkit |
| Hetlibandh | 1 | Blinkit |
| Indian School Of Mines | 1 | JioMart |
| Jharudih | 1 | Blinkit |
| Karmik Nagar | 1 | Blinkit |
| Murli Nagar | 1 | Flipkart Minutes |
| Upper Bazar | 1 | Blinkit |

## What the counts show

- Blinkit has the most stores in Dhanbad (12), ahead of JioMart (8).
- Flipkart Minutes holds 22% of the stores here, against 11% across India.
- No Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket or DMart store was found in Dhanbad in our checks.
- 17 named areas have at least one store. Saraidhela (3), BCCl Township (2) and Bhuli (2) have the most, 26% of the city's stores together.
- 3 stores have no named area, because the app did not show one.
- Dhanbad holds 14% of the 187 stores Rewalto counts in 12 Jharkhand cities, the 3rd most in the state.
- Across the state that is 1.7 stores per 100,000 people living in Jharkhand's towns and cities (official projection for 1 March 2026: 10.9 million). For India the figure is 2.7.
- The nearest other cities Rewalto counts are Asansol (55 km, 17 stores), Durgapur (94 km, 12 stores) and Jamshedpur (113 km, 53 stores).

## Questions people ask

### How many dark stores are there in Dhanbad?

27, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026 across 4 apps.

### Which app has the most dark stores in Dhanbad?

Blinkit, with 12 stores, then JioMart with 8 and Flipkart Minutes with 6 (31 Oct 2026).

### Which quick-commerce apps deliver from dark stores in Dhanbad?

Blinkit, JioMart, Flipkart Minutes and Zepto. We found no Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket or DMart store in Dhanbad in our checks.

### Which areas of Dhanbad have the most dark stores?

Saraidhela (3), BCCl Township (2) and Bhuli (2), out of 17 named areas with a store.

### How many dark stores are there in Jharkhand?

187, in 12 cities, counted by Rewalto on 31 October 2026; Dhanbad has 27 of them.

### How does Dhanbad compare with other Indian cities?

It ranks 73 of 688 cities by store count and holds under 1% of the 13,748 dark stores Rewalto counted in India.

Every city and app: https://rewalto.com/data/dark-stores

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Last content change: 2026-10-31