Ho (96.6%) and
Odia
Odia, also spelled Oriya or Odiya, may refer to:
* Odia people in Odisha, India
* Odia language, an Indian language, belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European language family
* Odia alphabet, a writing system used for the Odia languag ...
(8.9%) are the local languages. Other languages spoken in Chaibasa include
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
,
Magahi
The Magahi language (), also known as Magadhi (), is a language spoken in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal states of eastern India, and in the Terai of Nepal. Magadhi Prakrit was the ancestor of Magahi, from which the latter's name derives. ...
,
Bhojpuri
Bhojpuri (;[Bhojpuri entry, Oxford Dictionaries](_blank)
, Oxford U ...
,
Marwari,
Sadri
Sadri is a municipality in the Pali district of Rajasthan, India. It is considered the gateway to Marwar from Mewar. Sadri is one of the main places of worship for the Jain community. Ranakpur Temple and Shri Parshuram Mahadev Mandir are locate ...
,
Maithili and
Kurmali
Kurmali or Kudmali (ISO: Kuṛmāli) is an Indo-Aryan language classified as belonging to the Bihari group of languages spoken in eastern India. As a trade dialect, it is also known as Panchpargania (Bengali: পঞ্চপরগনিয় ...
. Tribal languages spoken include
Kurukh and
Mundari.
[.]
Education
There are a number of schools up to 10th and 12th standards in Chaibasa, including the Mangillal Rungta middle and high school, the
St. Xavier's schools (some of which are in Lupungutu), the SPG school and many others (a
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...
school, the Navodaya Vidyalaya, the Padmawati Jain Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, the St. Mary's Public School in Gandhi Tola, the
St. Viveka English Medium School, the Scott Hindi Girls school, the S. S. A. Niche Tola School, the Surajmull Jain DAV Public School or the Zila School). There is also the Kolhan Inter College and the DPS Inter College.
For higher education up to postgraduate degrees, Chaibasa has adequate colleges. The oldest and biggest one is
Tata College, Chaibasa
Kolhan University is a university located at Chaibasa in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Colleges
Its jurisdiction extends over 3 districts - Seraikhela kharsawan,East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum . Affiliated Colleg ...
. Other two prominent colleges are GC Jain Commerce College and Mahila College. In 2009,
Kolhan University
Kolhan University is a university located at Chaibasa in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Colleges
Its jurisdiction extends over 3 districts - Seraikhela kharsawan,East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum . Affiliated Colleg ...
was constituted with its head office at Chaibasa. In addition to the
Chaibasa Engineering College
Chaibasa Engineering College is a technical undergraduate college focused on the tertiary study of engineering and natural sciences, located near Chaibasa town in the West Singhbhum district in the Kolhan division of India.
History
The coll ...
, Chaibasa also boasts of a branch of the
Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and the RAJ ITI.
Society (NGOs)
Both the
Indian Red Cross Society
The Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS) is a voluntary humanitarian organization to protect human life and health based in India. It is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and shares the Fundamental Principles of the Inter ...
and
Rotary International
Rotary International is one of the largest service organizations in the world. Its stated mission is to "provide service to others, promote integrity, and advance world understanding, goodwill, and peace through hefellowship of business, prof ...
have their centers in the municipality.
Economy
Chaibasa is a district headquarters and constitutes all the Governmental offices of the district. Government Institutions are the chief employers of chaibasa. The cement manufacturer ACC Cement Works is situated in Jhinkpani, 18 km from Chaibasa, but relies on Chaibasa itself for daily needs. Substantial mining is done in the area by companies such as S.R. Rungta Group, Thakur Prasad Sao & Sons, Saha Brothers and Anil Khirwal. Many other small-scale steel manufacturing companies are situated in Chaibasa.
Lfyd one of the biggest hyperlocal discovery startups of India founded by Satyajeet Patnayak & Dharam Chand Patnaik and currently backed by
NASSCOM
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is registered from Chaibasa.
Chaibasa's proximity to
Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...
and
Kolkata
Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...
contributes to its small scale industrial scape. The most popular economic engines are mining, textiles and service sector.
Chaibasa not being directly on Howrah-Mumbai main line has hurt its economy quite a lot and all the railway jobs and related industries moved to
Chakradharpur
Chakradharpur is a city in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is the railway divisional headquarters of Chakradharpur (CKP) division of the South Eastern Railway. The city stands at an elevation of 227 metres (745 fee ...
which is a smaller town near to it that lies on the main line.
Transportation
The best-connected place is
Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...
which is 60 km away from Chaibasa. The second best place is
Chakradharpur
Chakradharpur is a city in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is the railway divisional headquarters of Chakradharpur (CKP) division of the South Eastern Railway. The city stands at an elevation of 227 metres (745 fee ...
, 25 km from
Chaibasa on
Howrah - Mumbai main line. There are two trains running from
Jamshedpur
Jamshedpur (, ) or Tatanagar is the largest and most populous city in Jharkhand and the first planned industrial city in India. It is a Notified Area Council and Municipal Corporation and also the headquarter of the East Singhbhum district. It ...
which passes via Chaibasa.
One more train is running from Howrah i.e.
Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express
Howrah (, , alternatively spelled as Haora) is a city in the Indian state of West Bengal. Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Administratively it lies within Howrah district, and is th ...
passes via Chaibasa. In 2012 another train from
Chakradharpur–Barbil Intercity Express had started passing through Chaibasa.
In 2014 another weekly train started from
Visakhapatnam - Tatanagar Weekly Superfast Express which also passes through Chaibasa. Capital of
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
,
Ranchi
Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...
is 145 km away from Chaibasa.
Chaibasa is a station on the southbound line to Orissa from
Rajkharsawan Junction on the
Tatanagar–Bilaspur section
The Tatanagar–Bilaspur section is part of the Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line and connects in the Indian state of Jharkhand and in Chhattisgarh. Part of one of the major trunk lines in the country, it passes through an industrial-mining area ...
of
Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line.
The city does not have a public airport, but there are some helipads.
Chaibasa is on the
State Highway 5.
Hungry generation
The exponents of famous literary and cultural movement Bhookhi Peedhi or
Hungry generation
The Hungry Generation ( bn, হাংরি জেনারেশান) was a literary movement in the Bengali language launched by what is known today as the Hungryalist quartet, ''i.e.'' Shakti Chattopadhyay, Malay Roy Choudhury, Samir Royc ...
,
Samir Roychoudhury
Samir Roychowdhury (Bengali: সমীর রায়চৌধুরী) (1 November 1933 – 22 June 2016), one of the founding fathers of the Hungry Generation (also known as Hungryalism or Hungrealism (1961–1965)), was born at Panihati, ...
resided in this town for several decades after the 1950s.
Filmography
Chaibasa has featured in the
Zee TV
Zee TV (stylised as ZEE TV) is a Hindi general entertainment pay television channel in India. It was launched on 2 October 1992, as the first privately owned TV channel in the country. It is owned by Zee Entertainment Enterprises. Zee TV also ...
show
Service Wali Bahu
''Service Wali Bahu'' (Translation: "Working Daughter-in-law"; international Title: Bride With Benefits) is an Indian television drama show, which premiered on 23 February 2015 and It airs on Zee TV. The show produced by Raakesh Paswan, unde ...
.
See also
*
Chaibasa (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
Chaibasa Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency of Chaibasa in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Members of Assembly
*2005: Putkar Hembrom, Bharatiya Janata Party
*2009: Deepak Birua, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
*2014: Deepak Birua ...
*
Karaikella
Karaikella is a village situated at Chaibasa– Ranchi Main Road near Chakradharpur in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
Karaikela, once was a pargana within the Porahat estate, spanned an expansive 50 square miles, encompassing as man ...
References
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Cities and towns in West Singhbhum district