Chatra is the headquarters of
Chatra district
Chatra district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district was formed after separation from Hazaribagh district in 1991. Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers an area of ...
in the
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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 ...
.
History
Chatra was the “headquarters” of Ramgarh district in the 18th-19th century. The renowned reformer,
Raja Rammohan Roy
Raja Ram Mohan Roy ( bn, রামমোহন রায়; 22 May 1772 – 27 September 1833) was an Indian reformer who was one of the founders of the Brahmo Sabha in 1828, the precursor of the Brahmo Samaj, a social-religious reform ...
, was ''sheristadar'' in Ramgarh district, in 1804–05, and used to function from both Ramgarh and Chatra. Subsequently, Ramgarh district became part of North-western Frontier Agency and Hazaribagh district came up. Chatra became a subdivision of Hazaribagh district in 1914. It became a full-fledged district in 1991.
Geography
Location
Chatra is located at .
Chatra has several waterfalls around it: Goa Falls (6 km), Keridah Falls (8 km), Maludah Falls (8 km), and Bichkiliya (11 km). Balbal Duari (25 km) has a hot spring.
Area overview
The map alongside shows that the forests (mark the light shading), covering around 60% of Chatra district, are evenly spread across the district. It is a
plateau
In geology and physical geography, a plateau (; ; ), also called a high plain or a tableland, is an area of a highland consisting of flat terrain that is raised sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side. Often one or more sides ha ...
area with an elevation of about above mean sea level.
Efforts are on to get the first unit of the
NTPC Limited
NTPC Limited, formerly known as National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of the Ministry of Power, Government of India which is engaged in generation of electricity an ...
’s
North Karanpura Thermal Power Station
North Karanpura Thermal Power Station is an upcoming coal-based thermal power plant located in Tandwa in the Simaria subdivision of the Chatra district, Jharkhand. The power plant is owned by NTPC Limited
NTPC Limited, formerly known as Natio ...
(3x660 MW), ready in 2021.
North Karanpura Coalfield
North Karanpura Coalfield is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts 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 weste ...
of
Central Coalfields Limited
Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) is a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL), an undertaking of the Government of India. CCL was established in 1956 as National Coal Development Corporation Limited and is a Category-I Mini Ratna company sinc ...
, spread over in the southern part of the district, with spill over to neighbouring districts, and having coal reserves of 14 billion tonnes is among the biggest in India. The map provides links to three CCL operational areas.
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
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, Chatra
Nagar Parishad (location code 801765) had a total population of 49,985, of which 26,555 (53%) were males and 23,430 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 7,800. The total number of literate persons in Chatra was 3,3746 (80.00% of the population over 6 years).
In 2001 census, Chatra had a population of 41,990, out of which 22,331 were males and 19,659 were females. 27,409 persons were literate.
Civic administration
Police stations
Chatra Sadar and Basistanagar police stations serve Chatra town and
Chatra
Chatra is the headquarters of Chatra district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
History
Chatra was the “headquarters” of Ramgarh district in the 18th-19th century. The renowned reformer, Raja Rammohan Roy, was ''sheristadar'' in Ramgarh di ...
CD block.
District, subdivision, CD block HQ
Headquarters of
Chatra district
Chatra district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district was formed after separation from Hazaribagh district in 1991. Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers an area of ...
,
Chatra subdivision
Chatra subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Chatra district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
Chatra was the “headquarters” of Ramgarh district in the 18th-19th century. The renowned ...
and Chatra CD block is at Chatra town.
Infrastructure
According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Chatra'', Chatra (nagar parishad) covered an area of 16 km
2. Among the civic amenities, it had 52 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved hand pumps, uncovered wells. It had 5,346 domestic electric connections, 102 road light points. Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity home, 1 nursing home, 4 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 1 veterinary hospital, 12 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 15 primary schools, 27 middle schools, 11 secondary schools, 8 senior secondary schools, 3 general degree college. It had 2 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training centres, 1 non-formal educational centre (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre, 2 auditorium/ community halls, 1 public library, reading room. Three important commodities it manufactured were bidi, leaf plate, lac. It had the branch office of 3 nationalised banks, 2 private commercial banks, 2 cooperative banks, 1 agricultural credit society, 1 non-agricultural credit society.
Transport
Chatra stands at the crossing of
NH 22 and
NH 522.
NGO working in Chatra
Sanmatunder skill training domain.
* IACM: Under skill domain.
Education
Chatra College was established at Chatra in 1961. Affiliated with the
Vinoba Bhave University
Vinoba Bhave University is a central university (India), state university located at Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India, about 100 km from Ranchi, the state capital. The university offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels, ...
it offers courses in the arts, science, education and information technology streams.
References
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Cities and towns in Chatra district