| Chandil | |
| Settlement Type: | Census Town |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India3 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand India |
| Coordinates: | 22.97°N 86.05°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Seraikela Kharsawan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.11 |
| Elevation M: | 246 |
| Population Total: | 4839 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages* |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 832401 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | +91 6591 |
| Registration Plate: | JH 22 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Literacy |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 78.83% |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Ranchi |
| Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank3 Info Sec1: | Ichagarh |
Chandil is a census town in the Chandil CD block in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Chandil is located at 22.97°N 86.05°W.[1] It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet).
The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.[2] [3]
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.
There is a police station at Chandil.[4]
The headquarters of Chandil CD block are located at Chandil town.[5] Chandil also houses the headquarters of the Chandil subdivision.
The revenue headquarters of Chandil sub-division is located near Chandil Dam.
According to the 2011 Census of India, Chandil had a total population of 4,839, of which 2,500 (52%) were males and 2,339 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 701. The total number of literate persons in Chandil was 3,262 (78.83% of the population over 6 years).[6]
(*For language details see Chandil block#Language and religion)
India census,[7] Chandil had a population of 4,341. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chandil has an average literacy rate of 63%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 53%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Seraikela Kharsawan, Chandil covered an area of . It has an annual rainfall of . Among the civic amenities, it had of roads with both closed and open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, hand pump, pressure tank. It had 786 domestic electric connections, 10 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 6 hospitals, 2 dispensaries, 2 health centres, 1 family welfare centre, 1 maternity and child welfare centre, 1 maternity home, 1 nursing home, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 1 veterinary hospital, 6 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 5 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 senior secondary schools, 1 general degree college. It had 1 non-formal education centre (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan), 1 special school for the disabled. Among social, cultural and recreational facilities, it had 1 cinema theatre, 1 auditorium/ community hall. Three important commodities it produced were ready-made clothes, furniture, medicines. It had the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 agricultural credit society, 1 non-agricultural credit society.[8]
The first commercial sponge iron plant in India is located at Umesh Nagar in Chandil.
At Chandil railway station, the Barkakana-Muri-Chandil line meets the Asansol-Tatanagar-Kharagpur line.[9] [10]
A number of Hindi, Bengali, and English newspapers are published from the Jamshedpur city and circulated here. Out of these, Hindustan, Prabhat Khabar and Dainik Jagran have the highest readership. City centric TV programming is provided by the 24-hour news channel Sahara Samay (Jamshedpur) and several other channels are telecast by local cable operators.
Singhbhum College was established at Chandil in 1973. Affiliated with the Kolhan University it offers honours courses in Hindi, Bengali, Santali, Sanskrit, history, economics, philosophy, political science, psychology, physics, chemistry, mathematics, accountancy, M.Com, and general courses in arts, science and commerce.[12] [13]
Chandil Polytechnic offers diploma courses in engineering.[14]
Singhbhum College is a Hindi-medium co-educational institution established in 1965. It has facilities for teaching in classes XI and XII. It has a library with 1,200 books.[15]
Government S.S. High School Chandil is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1962. It has facilities for teaching from class IX to class XII. The school has a library with 2,078 books.[16]
Vivekananda International High School is an English-medium co-educational institution established in 1998. It has facilities for teaching from class I to class XII. The school has a library with 352 books and has 5 computers for teaching and learning purposes.[17]