Chas subdivision

Subdivision in Jharkhand, India

Chas subdivision

Subdivision

Chas subdivision

Location in Jharkhand, India

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Chas subdivision

Chas subdivision (India)

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Coordinates: 23°38′N 86°10′E﻿ / ﻿23.63°N 86.17°E﻿ / 23.63; 86.17
Country|  India
State| Jharkhand
District| Bokaro
Headquarters| Chas
Population

• Total| 1,043,643
Languages

• Official| Hindi, Urdu
Time zone| UTC+5:30 (IST)
Website| bokaro.nic.in

Chas subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Bokaro district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.

## History

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Bokaro district was created on 1 April 1991 by taking out Chas and Chandankiyari CD blocks of Dhanbad district and the entire Bermo subdivision of Giridih district and merging them.[1] Earlier, Dhanbad district was created in 1956 by carving out the old Dhanbad subdivision and Chas and Chandankiyari police station areas of the Sadar subdivision of Manbhum district, on the recommendations of the States Reorganisation Commission.[2]

## Administrative set up

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Bokaro district has two subdivisions:[3][4]

Subdivision | Headquarters |
Area
km2 | Population
(2011) | Rural
Population %
(2011) | Urban
Population %
(2011)

|
|
|
|
|

Bermo | Tenughat | n/a | 1,018,690 | 59.98 | 40.02
Chas | Chas | n/a | 1,043,640 | 44.81 | 55.19
Bokaro district | Bokaro Steel City | 2,883 | 2,062,330 | 52.30 | 47.70

8km
5miles

Bokaro
River

Konar
River

Damodar River

Tenughat
Dam

Petarwar

Nawadih

Kasmar

Mahuatand

Pindrajora

Siyaljori

Chandankiyari

Bokaro Steel Plant

Bokaro B TPS

Tenughat TPS

CCL Kathara Area

CCL Dhori Area

CCL B&K Area

Phusro

Chas

Tenu

Bhandra

Tanr Balidih

Jena

Bandh Dih

Tenudam-cum-Kathara

Saram

Lalpania

Hasir

Gomia

Bandhgora

Bokaro Steel City

Dugda

Sijhua

Bursera

Termi

Chandrapura

Narra

Telo

Jaridih Bazar

Bermo

Kurpania

Bokaro (Thermal)

Bhojudih

Amlabad

Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

### Urban frame

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Chas is the only statutory town in Chas subdivision. It has 4 census towns: Bokaro Steel City, Bandhgora, Amlabad and Bhojudih.[5]

### Rural frame

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There are 248 inhabited villages in Chas subdivision.[6]

## Police stations

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Police stations in Chas subdivision were at:[7]

1. Balidih
2. Chandankiyari
3. Chas (M)
4. Gandhinagar
5. Harla
6. Mahila
7. Maraphari
8. Penk Narayanpur
9. SC/ST
10. Sector IV
11. Sector VI
12. Sector XII
13. Siyaljori

## Blocks

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Community development blocks in Bermo subdivision are[8]

CD block | Headquarters |
Area
km2 | Population
(2011) | SC % | ST % | Literacy
Rate % | Census
Towns

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Chas | Chas | 553.19 | 671,672 | 14.44 | 9.59 | 66.61 | Bokaro Steel City, Bandh Dih
Chandankiyari | Chandankiyari | 370.51 | 230,238 | 25.28 | 8.24 | 53.61 | Amlabad, Bhojudih

## Economy

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### Bokaro Steel Plant

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Bokaro Steel Plant is one of the largest steel producing units in the country with an annual capacity of 5.8 MT of liquid steel.[9] It was incorporated as a limited company in 1965.[10] It was later merged with the state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).[11]

### Vedanta Limited

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Electrosteel Steels Limited, whose initial promoters were the Kolkata-based Kejriwal family of the Electrosteel Group, whose flagship is the ductile iron pipe pioneers, Electrosteel Castings, was setting up a 2.51 million tonnes per annum integrated steel plant at Sialjory.[12][13] The company had acquired 1,723.44 hectares of land for the plant.[14] Vedanta Limited acquired control of Electrosteels Steels Limited in 2018.[15]

### Collieries

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Amlabad colliery of Eastern Jharia Area of BCCL is a Amlabad.[16]

Bhojudih Coal Washery of BCCL is at Bhojudih.[17][18]

## Education

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In 2011, in Chas subdivision out of a total 248 inhabited villages there were 54 villages with pre-primary schools, 233 villages with primary schools, 133 villages with middle schools, 34 villages with secondary schools, 10 villages with senior secondary schools, 1 location with general degree college, 4 locations with non-formal training centres, 2 locations with vocational training institutes, 12 villages with no educational facility.[19]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand

### Educational institutions

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The following institutions are located in Chas subdivision:

* Chas College, established in 1976, at Chas.[20]
* Guru Gobind Singh Educational Society Technical Campus (GGESTC), established in 2011, at Bokaro Steel City.[21]
* CMCE College, established in 1995, at Chira Chas.[22]
* Swami Sahjanand College, established in 1984, at Chas.[23]
* Chas Mahila College, at Chas.[24]
* Ran Vijay Smarak Mahavidyalaya, established in 1982 at Bokaro Steel City.[25]
* BB Amina Women's College at Bokaro(?),[26]
* Bokaro Steel City College, established in 1970, at Bokaro Steel City.[27]
* Immanuel Hai Khan Law College at Bokaro(?).[28]

(Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)

## Healthcare

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In 2011, in Chas subdivision there were 5 villages with primary health centres, 26 villages with primary health subcentres, 3 villages with maternity and child welfare centres, 6 villages with allopathic hospitals, 9 villages with dispensaries, 2 villages with family welfare centres, 45 villages with medicine shops.[19]
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included

### Medical facilities

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(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)

## References

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1. ^ "About district – brief history of the district". Bokaro district. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
2. ^ "District Census Handbook Dhanbad" (PDF). Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
3. ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Table 1 Decadal change in population of tahsils by residence, 2001-2011. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
4. ^ "Bokaro District". District Profile. Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
5. ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Table 7 Sex ration of towns, 2011. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
6. ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Table 2 Number and percentage of inhabited villages in specified population ranges with the related population, 2011 Rural. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
7. ^ "District Police Profile - Bokaro". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
8. ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). District Primary Census Abstract, pages 24-25. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
9. ^ "BOKARO STEEL PLANT - PRODUCT BASKET".
10. ^ Nirmal Sengupta (1979). Destitutes and Development: A Study of the Bauri Community in the Bokaro Region. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 25–. GGKEY:73SPC2220UQ.
11. ^ Steel Authority Of India Limited
12. ^ Mazumdar, Rakhi (2015-11-07). "Electrosteel Group: A steel project that became a pipedream". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
13. ^ "Electrosteel Steels Limited". ESL. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
14. ^ "Electrosteel Steels Limited (ESL) Company History". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
15. ^ "Vedanta enters steel with acquisition of Electrosteel Steels, to hold 90%". Business Standard, 5 June 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
16. ^ "Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
17. ^ "Bharat Coking Coal Limited". Washery. BCCL. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
18. ^ "Washery". BCCL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
19. ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Bokaro" (PDF). Page 341, Appendix I: Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
20. ^ "Chas College Chas". CCC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
21. ^ "Guru Gobind Singh Educational Society's Technical Campus". GGESTC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
22. ^ "CMCE Bokaro". CMCE Bokaro. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
23. ^ "SS College, Chas, Bokaro". SSC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
24. ^ "Chas Mahila College, Chas". Ind Career. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
25. ^ "Ran Vijay Smarak Mahavidyalaya". RVSM. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
26. ^ "BB Amina Womens College, Bokaro". Ind Career. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
27. ^ "Bokaro Steel City College, Bokaro". BSCC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
28. ^ "Immanuel High Khan Law College, Bokaro". ICBSE. Retrieved 15 June 2021.

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Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district, North Chotanagpur Division

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Cities, towns and locations in Giridih district Cities, towns and locations in Hazaribagh district Cities, towns and locations in Ramgarh district

Cities, municipal
and census towns|

* Amlabad
* Bandh Dih
* Bandhgora
* Bermo
* Bhandra
* Bhojudih
* Bokaro (Thermal)
* Bokaro Steel City
* Bursera
* Chandrapura
* Chas
* Dugda
* Gomia
* Hasir
* Jaridih Bazar
* Jena
* Kurpania
* Lalpania
* Narra
* Phusro
* Saram
* Sijhua
* Tanr Balidih
* Telo
* Tenu
* Tenudam-cum-Kathara
* Termi

Divisions of Jharkhand

Locations
other than cities and towns|

* Achhaiya
* Chalkari Basti
* Chandankiyari
* Dungditand
* Kasmar
* Mahuatand
* Manpur
* Nawadih
* Petarwar
* Pindrajora
* Pupunki
* Siyaljori

Neighbourhoods|

* Chira Chas
* City Centre, Bokaro

Related topics|

* North Chotanagpur Division topics
* Cities, towns, locations and neighbourhoods in Dhanbad district
* Cities, towns and locations in Chatra district
* Cities, towns and locations in Giridih district
* Cities, towns and locations in Koderma district
* Cities, towns and locations in Hazaribagh district
* Cities, towns and locations in Ramgarh district

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North Chotanagpur division topics

General|

* Chota Nagpur Plateau
* Chhinnamasta Temple
* Dhanbad Municipal Corporation
* Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
* Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary
* Lawalong Wildlife Sanctuary
* Harihar Dham
* Jharkhand Dham
* Kauleshwari Temple
* Ramgarh Raj
* Shikharji (Parasnath Hill)
* Surajkund hot spring

Districts|

* Bokaro
* Chatra
* Dhanbad
* Giridih
* Hazaribagh
* Koderma
* Ramgarh
* List of Jharkhand districts ranked by literacy rate

Sub-divisions|

| Bokaro|

* Bermo
* Chas

|

Chatra|

* Chatra
* Simaria

Giridih|

* Bagodar-Saria
* Dumri
* Giridih Sadar
* Khori Mahuwa

Koderma|

* Koderma

Hazaribagh|

* Hazaribagh Sadar
* Barhi

Ramgarh|

* Ramgarh

Community development
blocks|

| Bokaro|

* Bermo
* Chandankiyari
* Chandrapura
* Chas
* Gomia
* Jaridih
* Kasmar
* Nawadih
* Petarwar

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Chatra|

* Chatra
* Gidhour
* Itkhori
* Kanhachatti
* Kunda
* Lawalong
* Mayurhand
* Pathalgada
* Pratappur
* Shaligram Ramnarayanpur (Hunterganj)
* Simaria
* Tandwa

Dhanbad|

* Baghmara
* Baliapur
* Dhanbad
* Govindpur
* Jharia
* Nirsa
* Purbi Tundi
* Topchanchi
* Tundi

Giridih|

* Bagodar
* Bengabad
* Birni
* Deori
* Dhanwar
* Dumri
* Gandey
* Gawan
* Giridih
* Jamua
* Pirtand
* Sariya
* Tisri

Hazaribagh|

* Barhi
* Barkagaon
* Barkatha
* Bishnugarh
* Chalkusha
* Chauparan
* Churchu
* Dadi
* Daru
* Ichak
* Katkamdag
* Katkamsandi
* Keredari
* Padma
* Sadar, Hazaribagh
* Tati Jhariya

Koderma|

* Chandwara
* Domchanch
* Jainagar
* Koderma
* Markacho
* Satgawan

Ramgarh|

* Chitarpur
* Dulmi
* Gola
* Mandu
* Patratu
* Ramgarh

Rivers, waterfalls, dams|

* Barakar
* Bokaro
* Damodar
* Jamunia
* Konar
* Lilajan/Niranjana
* Mohana
* Kiul
* Punpun
* Rajrappa
* Usri Falls
* Tilaiya Dam
* Konar Dam
* Khandoli Dam
* Maithon Dam
* Panchet Dam
* Tenughat Dam

Languages, people|

* Bengali
* Hindi
* Kumarbhag Paharia
* Kurukh
* Magahi
* Mal Paharia
* Santali
* Sauria Paharia

Transport|

* National Highway 18
* National Highway 2
* Grand Trunk Road
* National Highway 20
* National Highway 22
* National Highway 522
* National Highway 33
* Howrah–Delhi main line
* Grand Chord
* Asansol–Gaya section
* Adra–Gomoh line
* East Central Railway zone
* South Eastern Railway zone
* Railways in Jharia Coalfield

Railway stations|

* Barkakana Junction
* Bhojudih
* Bokaro Steel City
* Chandrapura Junction
* Dhanbad
* Giridih
* Hazaribagh Road
* Hazaribagh Town
* Koderma Junction
* Mahuda Junction
* Netaji SC Bose Gomoh
* Nimiaghat
* Parasnath
* Patratu
* Ranchi Road
* Ramgarh Cantonment
* Sudamdih

Coalfields and
coal companies|

* South Karanpura Coalfield
* North Karanpura Coalfield
* Ramgarh Coalfield
* West Bokaro Coalfield
* East Bokaro Coalfield
* Bharat Coking Coal

* Central Coalfields

Institutes of higher learning|

* Vinoba Bhave University
* Indian School of Mines

Lok Sabha constituencies|

* Chatra
* Dhanbad
* Giridih
* Hazaribagh
* Kodarma

Vidhan Sabha
constituencies|

| Chatra|

* Chatra
* Simaria

|

Dhanbad|

* Bokaro
* Sindri
* Nirsa
* Dhanbad
* Jharia
* Chandankiyari

Giridih|

* Giridih
* Dumri
* Gomia
* Bermo
* Tundi
* Baghmara

Hazaribagh|

* Barhi
* Barkagaon
* Ramgarh
* Mandu
* Hazaribagh

Kodarma|

* Kodarma
* Barkatha
* Dhanwar
* Bagodar
* Jamua
* Gandey

See also|

* Cities and towns in North Chotanagpur Division
* Villages in Bokaro district
* Villages in Dhanbad district
* Villages in Giridih district
* Villages in Hazaribagh district
* Damodar Basin

Other divisions|

* South Chotanagpur
* Kolhan
* Palamu
* Santhal Pargana

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