Chas is a
Municipal Corporation
A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs. The term can also be used to describe municipally owne ...
in the
Chas subdivision
Chas subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Bokaro district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
Bokaro district was created on 1 April 1991 by taking out Chas and Chandankiyari CD blocks of Dha ...
of the
Bokaro district
Bokaro district is one of the most industrialized zones in India. It is one of the twenty-four districts of the Jharkhand state, India. It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District an ...
in the state 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 ...
, India. It is often referred to as a suburb of
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City () is a planned city in Jharkhand, India. It is fourth largest and most populous city in the state. It is one of the planned cities of India. Bokaro is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro distri ...
, though it predates the steel plant. Chas is one of the fastest-growing urban regions in Jharkhand and was ranked as the cleanest city of Eastern India and the 19th cleanest city of India in 2018, according to
Swachh Survekshan
''Swachh Survekshan'' ( lit. Cleanliness survey) is an annual survey of cleanliness, hygiene and sanitation in villages, cities and towns across India. It was launched as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, which aimed to make India clean and free ...
.
History
Once a small grain trading hub of the region, Chas became notable during the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
when the British government used it as a base to supply soldiers fighting in the
eastern front against the Japanese. In the 1960s, the Government of India decided to establish the
Bokaro Steel Plant
Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet Union, Soviet help. It was incorporated as a limited company in 1964. It was later merged ...
nearby, which enhanced the economic activity of the region.
Geography
Location
Chas is located at . It has an average elevation of 210 metres (688 feet). The municipality is situated on the banks of
Garga river. Chas is located at the junction of
National Highway 23
Route 23, or Highway 23, can refer to:
International
* European route E23
Australia
* Federal Highway (Australia)
* Monaro Highway
* (South Australia)
* Dorat Road (not signed everywhere)
Austria
* Autobahn Südosttangente Wien
Canada
* Albe ...
and
National Highway 32. The Dhanbad-Bokaro-Ranchi Expressway also passes through it.
Area overview
Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the
Chota Nagpur Plateau
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the bas ...
with the
Damodar River
Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. Earlier known as the Sorrow of Bengal bec ...
cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of . The
East Bokaro Coalfield
East Bokaro Coalfield is located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Overview
In 1917, L.S.S. O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: “Near the western boundary of Jharia field is th ...
located in the
Bermo
''For the town in North Wales, see Y Bermo'For the commune of Niger see Bermo, Niger''
Bermo is a census town in the Bermo CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district of the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
...
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Phusro
Phusro is a nagar parishad in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is situated about from the district headquarters of Bokaro district. Damodar River passes through it.
Geography
Location
Phusro ...
area and small intrusions of
Jharia Coalfield
Jharia coalfield is a large coal field located in the east of India in Jharia, Jharkhand. Jharia represents the largest coal reserves in India having estimated reserves of 19.4 billion tonnes of coking coal. The coalfield is an important contribut ...
make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country,
Bokaro Steel Plant
Bokaro Steel Plant (BSL) is located in the Bokaro district of Jharkhand. It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in India built with Soviet Union, Soviet help. It was incorporated as a limited company in 1964. It was later merged ...
, operated by
Steel Authority of India Limited
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) is a central public sector undertaking based in New Delhi, India. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Steel, Government of India with an annual turnover of INR 1,03,480 Crore (US$13 billion) for fisc ...
, was set-up at
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City () is a planned city in Jharkhand, India. It is fourth largest and most populous city in the state. It is one of the planned cities of India. Bokaro is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro distri ...
. The
Damodar Valley Corporation
Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is a government-owned power generator which operates in the Damodar River area of West Bengal and Jharkhand states of India. The statutory corporation operates both thermal power stations and hydel power stat ...
established its first thermal power station at
Bokaro (Thermal)
Bokaro Thermal is a census town in Bermo block, Bermo Community development blocks in India, CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Often colloquially referred to as 'BTPS', as the Bokaro Ther ...
. The long, high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway,
Tenughat Dam
Tenughat Dam ( hi, तेनूघाट बांध) is an earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway across the Damodar River at Tenughat in Petarwar block of Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Loca ...
, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is . The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Chas (nagar parishad) had a total population of 141,640, of which 74,727 (53%) were males and 66,913 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 18,340. The total number of literate persons in Chas was 103,167 (74.87% of the population over 6 years).
On 10 February 2015, Chas was accorded the status of Municipal Corporation, absorbing
Kandra
Kandra is a census town in the Adityapur CD block in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision of the Saraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Kandra is located at . It has an average elevation of 226 m ...
(
CT) and
Bandhgora
Bandhgora is a census town in the Chas CD block in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Bandhgora is located at .
Area overview
Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on ...
(
CT). This increased the town's population from 141,640 to 156,888.
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro'', Chas (Nagar Parishad) covered an area of 20.49 km
2. Among the civic amenities, it had 105 km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved handpump, tubewell/ borewell, overhead tank. It had 23,119 domestic electric connections, 1,824 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 5 dispensaries, 5 health centres, 2 family welfare centres, 9 maternity and child welfare centres, 9 maternity homes, 3 nursing homes, 32 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 19 primary schools, 14 middle schools, 6 secondary schools, 4 senior secondary schools, 2 general degree colleges. It had 2 non-formal educational centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 2 cinema theatres, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. Three important commodities it produced were iron and steel materials, salt, sweet. It had the branch offices of 13 nationalised banks, 3 private commercial banks, 1 agricultural credit society, 12 non-agricultural credit societies.
Economy
Iron and steel manufacturing play a key role in this region.
Electrosteel Castings.Ltd (now
Vedanta Resources
Vedanta Resources Limited is an Indian diversified mining company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the largest mining and non-ferrous metals company in India and has mining operations in Australia and Zambia and oil and gas opera ...
), is one of the major iron and steel units established nearby. A rail wheel factory is also under development near Damoderpur village, about 35 kilometres from Bokaro, in a joint venture with
Indian Railways
Indian Railways (IR) is a statutory body under the ownership of Ministry of Railways, Government of India that operates India's national railway system. It manages the fourth largest national railway system in the world by size, with a tot ...
and
Govt. of Jharkhand .
Another major player in the local economy is the
Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation
The Bihar State Milk Co-Operative Federation Ltd is a state government cooperative under the ownership of Ministry of Cooperation, Government of Bihar . It was
established in 1983 as a state government cooperative of the Government of Bihar, Ind ...
(Sudha Dairy), which has a processing plant at Sector-12.
Chas is especially well known for its wholesale markets. As such, the city is home to many small and medium-sized businesses, which are overseen by apex trade associations, like the Bokaro Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Jainamore Chamber of Commerce and Jharkhand Small Tiny Service Business Enterprises Association. In recent years, Chas has also had an influx of retail and supermarket chains (like V-Mart, Citi Style, etc.) and vehicle showrooms of
KTM
KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces ...
,
Honda
is a Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.
Honda has been the world's largest motorcycle manufacturer since 1959, reaching a product ...
,
Hero
A hero (feminine: heroine) is a real person or a main fictional character who, in the face of danger, combats adversity through feats of ingenuity, courage, or Physical strength, strength. Like other formerly gender-specific terms (like ...
,
Maruti Suzuki
Maruti Suzuki India Limited, formerly known as Maruti Udyog Limited, is an Indian automobile industry, automobile manufacturer, based in New Delhi. It was founded in 1981 and owned by the Government of India until 2003, when it was sold to the ...
,
JCB,
Yamaha Yamaha may refer to:
* Yamaha Corporation, a Japanese company with a wide range of products and services, established in 1887. The company is the largest shareholder of Yamaha Motor Company (below).
** Yamaha Music Foundation, an organization estab ...
,
TVS ,
MRF ,
CEAT ,
Mahindra.
The area has attracted investment from a variety of industries.
GAIL
Gail may refer to:
People
*Gail (given name), list of notable people with the given name
Surname
* Jean-Baptiste Gail (1755–1829), French Hellenist scholar
* Max Gail (born 1943), American actor
* Sophie Gail (1775–1819), French singer and ...
's Jagadishpur–Haldia–Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL), one of the largest gas pipeline projects of India, is expected to be completed in 2020 and will run through the area. In January 2020, Triveni Groups proposed the development of Kaushal Triveni Mega Food Park in nearby
Chandankiyari
Chandnakiyari is a suburb in Bokaro, Jharkhand, India. It is a village in the Chandankiyari CD block in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is planned to be a part of Greater Bokaro. It is also a ...
. Finally, the real estate market in
Chira Chas is booming, with hundreds of projects from Aashiyana Groups, Anand Vihar Constructions, Prapti Estate, Malti Infra Projects.
Places of Interest
Chas has many natural, historical, and otherwise notable sites in and around the city. There include:
* The ruins of a historical terracotta temple in the Amdiha village in
Chandankiyari
Chandnakiyari is a suburb in Bokaro, Jharkhand, India. It is a village in the Chandankiyari CD block in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is planned to be a part of Greater Bokaro. It is also a ...
, similar to
Maluti temples of Dumka (Jharkhand).
* Hi-Tech Park, constructed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (
AMRUT
Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission was renamed to Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and then relaunched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in June 2015 with the focus to establish infrastructure tha ...
) scheme and situated at ITI More, Garga Bridge, Bandhgora and Rajendra Nagar .
*
Garga Dam at Garga river and Guwai Dam, located just outside the city. These are popular picnic sites among residents.
* Religious sites such as
Sri Sri Kalika Maharani Temple
Sri Sri Kalika Maharani Temple in Bokaro Steel City, Bokaro in the state of Jharkhand, India is a Hindu temple at Chira Chas, built by Aashiyaan Estate Developers. The temple is spread over half an acre and is dedicated to Goddess Kali. The mini ...
at Chira Chas, Jagdamba Temple, Joda Temple, Bhootnath Temple, Jain Temple (at Gujarat Colony), Old Church (By-Pass Road), and Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha at NH-18. The Multiversity (Pupunki Ashram) at
Pupunki
Pupunki is a village in Jharkhand state, India, close to the Damodar River separating the Dhanbad district, Dhanbad and the Bokaro district, Bokaro districts near the NH-32 highway.
The State Bank of India, Pupunki Ghat Bera branch (05781), a ...
ghatbera is a centre of meditation and spiritual guidance.
* Leisure places like Zaika Resorts, Paradise and The Nature.
Education
Chas' primary and secondary schools include
DPS
DPS may refer to:
Schools United States
* Dalton Public Schools, the public school district in Dalton, Georgia
* Dearborn Public Schools, the public school district in Dearborn, Michigan
* Decatur Public Schools District 61, the public school sys ...
(Chandankiyari Road), Sree Ayyappa Public School (Sec-5), Crescent Public School, BPS, Adarsh Vidya Mandir, Ramkrishna Vidya Mandir, Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Rainbow Public School, Ranvijay Smarak High School,Ram Rudra +2 High School etc.
There are also numerous schools and colleges in Chas offering post secondary courses, from the undergraduate to postgraduate level:
*Chas College, established in 1976
*Guru Gobind Singh Educational Society Technical Campus (GGESTC), the first engineering college of district, established in 2011.
*CMCE College
*Swami Sahjanand College
*Chas Mahila College
*Ranvijay Singh College, Sector 12 (
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City () is a planned city in Jharkhand, India. It is fourth largest and most populous city in the state. It is one of the planned cities of India. Bokaro is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro distri ...
)
*Govt.
Industrial Training Institute
*Asha ITI (a private ITI institute)
Healthcare
Local medical facilities include :
* Meditrina Valour Hospital, a 100-bed cardiac care super-speciality hospital managed by
Meditrina Group of Hospitals,
Kollam
Kollam (), also known by its former name Quilon , is an ancient seaport and city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. The city i ...
(
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
).
* K.M. Memorial Hospital & Research Centre (By-Pass Road)
* Muskan Hospital & Research Centre (Ramnagar Colony)
* Neelam Hospital (Jodhadih More)
* Sadar Hospital (Sector 1)
* Bokaro General Hospital, 900 bed multi-speciality PSU hospital at
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro, officially known as Bokaro Steel City () is a planned city in Jharkhand, India. It is fourth largest and most populous city in the state. It is one of the planned cities of India. Bokaro is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro distri ...
.
References
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Cities and towns in Bokaro district