Chas subdivision is an
administrative subdivision
Administrative division, administrative unit,Article 3(1). country subdivision, administrative region, subnational entity, constituent state, as well as many similar terms, are generic names for geographical areas into which a particular, ind ...
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
North Chotanagpur division 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
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
.
History
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. 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
The States Reorganisation Commission (SRC) constituted by the Central Government of India in December 1953 to recommend the reorganization of state boundaries. In September 1955, after two years of study, the Commission, comprising Justice Fazal ...
.
Administrative set up
Bokaro district has two subdivisions:
Urban frame
Chas
Chas is a Municipal Corporation in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is often referred to as a suburb of Bokaro Steel City, though it predates the steel plant. Chas is one of the fastest-growing ur ...
is the only statutory town in Chas subdivision. It has 4
census towns
In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics.
India
In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...
:
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 ...
,
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 ...
,
Amlabad
Amlabad is a census town in the Chandankiyari CD blocks in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Amlabad is located at .
Area overview
Bokaro district consists of undulating upland ...
and
Bhojudih
Bhojudih is a census town in the Chandanakiyari CD block in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Bhojudih is located at . It has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 f ...
.
Rural frame
There are 248 inhabited villages in Chas subdivision.
Police stations
Police stations in Chas subdivision were at:
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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 ...
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Chas
Chas is a Municipal Corporation in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is often referred to as a suburb of Bokaro Steel City, though it predates the steel plant. Chas is one of the fastest-growing ur ...
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#Maraphari
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Siyaljori
Blocks
Community development blocks in Bermo subdivision are
Economy
Bokaro Steel Plant
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 ...
is one of the largest steel producing units in the country with an annual capacity of 5.8 MT of liquid steel. It was incorporated as a limited company in 1965.
It was later merged with the state-owned
Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).
Vedanta Limited
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
Electrosteel Castings Limited is an Indian company based in Kolkata. It is one of the largest manufacturers of ductile iron pipes in the Indian sub-continent, having a production capacity of 280,000 MT per annum. Electrosteel was the pioneer in ...
, was setting up a 2.51 million tonnes per annum integrated steel plant at Sialjory. The company had acquired 1,723.44 hectares of land for the plant.
Vedanta Limited
Vedanta Limited is an Indian multinational mining company headquartered in Mumbai, India, with its main operations in iron ore, gold and aluminium mines in Goa, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Odisha.
History Sterlite Industries
Vedanta (then called ...
acquired control of Electrosteels Steels Limited in 2018.
Collieries
Amlabad colliery of
Eastern Jharia Area
Eastern Jharia Area is one of the 12 operational areas of BCCL located in Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
The Jharia coalfield is the only repository of coking coal
Metallurgical coal or ...
of
BCCL is a
Amlabad
Amlabad is a census town in the Chandankiyari CD blocks in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Amlabad is located at .
Area overview
Bokaro district consists of undulating upland ...
.
Bhojudih Coal Washery of
BCCL is at
Bhojudih
Bhojudih is a census town in the Chandanakiyari CD block in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Bhojudih is located at . It has an average elevation of 138 metres (452 f ...
.
Education
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.
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand
Educational institutions
The following institutions are located in Chas subdivision:
*Chas College, established in 1976, at
Chas
Chas is a Municipal Corporation in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is often referred to as a suburb of Bokaro Steel City, though it predates the steel plant. Chas is one of the fastest-growing ur ...
.
*Guru Gobind Singh Educational Society Technical Campus (GGESTC), established in 2011, 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 ...
.
*CMCE College, established in 1995, at
Chira Chas.
*Swami Sahjanand College, established in 1984, at Chas.
*Chas Mahila College, at Chas.
*Ran Vijay Smarak Mahavidyalaya, established in 1982 at Bokaro Steel City.
*BB Amina Womens College at Bokaro(?),
*Bokaro Steel City College, established in 1970, at Bokaro Steel City.
*Immanuel Hai Khan Law College at Bokaro(?).
(Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)
Healthcare
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.
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.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included
Medical facilities
(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical faciltites may please add it here)
References
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics
Sub-divisions in Jharkhand