| Chas subdivision | |
| Settlement Type: | Subdivision |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.63°N 86.17°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bokaro |
| Seat Type: | Headquarters |
| Seat: | Chas |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 1,043,643 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Chas subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Bokaro district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
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.[1] 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.[2]
Bokaro district has two subdivisions:[3] [4]
| Subdivision | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | Rural Population % (2011) | Urban Population % (2011) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermo | Tenughat | n/a | 1,018,690 | 59.98 | 40.02 | |
| Chas | Chas | n/a | 1,043,640 | 44.81 | 55.19 | |
| Bokaro district | Bokaro Steel City | 2,883 | 2,062,330 | 52.30 | 47.70 |
Chas is the only statutory town in Chas subdivision. It has 4 census towns: Bokaro Steel City, Bandhgora, Amlabad and Bhojudih.[5]
There are 248 inhabited villages in Chas subdivision.[6]
Police stations in Chas subdivision were at:[7]
Community development blocks in Bermo subdivision are[8]
| CD block | Headquarters | Area km2 | Population (2011) | SC % | ST % | Literacy Rate % | Census Towns |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chas | Chas | 553.19 | 671,672 | 14.44 | 9.59 | 66.61 | Bokaro Steel City, Bandh Dih |
| Chandankiyari | Chandankiyari | 370.51 | 230,238 | 25.28 | 8.24 | 53.61 | Amlabad, Bhojudih |
Bokaro Steel Plant is one of the largest steel producing units in the country with an annual capacity of 5.8 MT of liquid steel.[9] It was incorporated as a limited company in 1965.[10] It was later merged with the state-owned Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL).[11]
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, was setting up a 2.51 million tonnes per annum integrated steel plant at Sialjory.[12] [13] The company had acquired 1,723.44 hectares of land for the plant.[14] Vedanta Limited acquired control of Electrosteels Steels Limited in 2018.[15]
Amlabad colliery of Eastern Jharia Area of BCCL is a Amlabad.[16]
Bhojudih Coal Washery of BCCL is at Bhojudih.[17] [18]
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.[19]
.*Senior secondary schools are also known as Inter colleges in Jharkhand
The following institutions are located in Chas subdivision:
(Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)
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.[19]
.*Private medical practitioners, alternative medicine etc. not included
(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)