Chakradharpur
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| Coordinates | 22°42′N 85°38′E / 22.7°N 85.63°E |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District(s) | Pashchimi Singhbhum |
| Population | 38,352 (2001[update]) |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation |
• 227 m (745 ft) |
Chakradharpur (Hindi: चक्रधरपुर, Urdu: چکردھرپور) is a city and a municipality in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau. The town serves the mineral rich areas of Jharkhand and Orissa, as well as the cement, steel and limestone industries in the region.Earlier this area was a part of Gajapati Empire of Orissa.The major languages spoken in this area are Hindi,Oriya, Urdu,Punjabi, Bengali & Tribal languages like Ho.All connected village people speaks Oriya.
Major inhabitants of the town are Railway employees. It has a large share of area covered with Railway establishments, primarily employee quarters. It has scenic views and secluded landscapes in the periphery.
In Indian Independence perspective, Chakradharpur had been the place for freedom fighters like Raja Chakradhar Singh Deo, Jagabandhu Pattanayak(Jaggu Dewan),Pandit Gopabandhu Dash,Pundit Godabarish Mishra, Rahim Bux and Fakeer Chand supporting Gandhi ji for his non-Cooperation movement and Khilafat Movement by Maulana Mazharul Haque( Gandhi ji’s class fellow) against British in 1920.(Please take a look ) This is one of the Railway-Subdivision generating a vast profit in goods freight sectors. It is also known as CKP being the short-time home for former Indian President V V GIRI and having achieved the pride of providing hospitality and shelters to Gandhi Ji and first President of India Dr Rajendra Prasad. It is the divisional headquarters of South Eastern Railway with a huge historical touch of tribal area of Chotanagpur . It is also one of the safest city from earth-quake .It has a cosmopolitan culture and the people generally different language.
The name of Chakradharpur Station’s sign-board used to be written in three lanuages, Hindi,English and Oriya .CKP is also used to be the exemplary peaceful city with a mix culture of all four major religion ; Chirstian,Hindu,Muslim and Sikh.It is nearer to three major industrial cities like Jamshedpur,Ranchi and Rourkela ; and touching closely the boundaries of two neibhouring states like Orissa and West Bengal.It is enriched with huge amount of natural resources like rivers, mountain valleys, jungle etc, enchanting greenery and providing peace of mind.
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[edit] Geography
Chakradharpur is located at 22°42′N 85°38′E / 22.7°N 85.63°E.[1] It has an average elevation of 227 metres (744 ft). Covered by mountains on most sides, and the river Sanjay running in the eastern periphery. Chakradharpur is believed to be a quasi hill station in the mid 1900's and still sports an equally enticing weather.
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Chakradharpur had a population of 38,352. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Chakradharpur has an average literacy rate of 83%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 78% and female literacy of 66%. 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] Residential Sections
The Chakradharpur sub division can be divided into three residential sections.
Village Panchayat
Municipality Area
Railway Colony
Asim abdullah's house at Ward no. 10
Deogaon is the nearest village of chakradharpur
[edit] Education
The town is well known for its educational institutions. The primary education purpose is served by many of the private & Government schools.
The most popular schools are:
Carmel High School
S.E.Railway English Medium School
Kendriya Vidyalaya (Central School)
S.E.Railway Intermediate College(Earlier:S.E.Rly. Mixed High School)
Bangla Medium (Girls) School
Urdu Town High School
Urdu Town Primary School
Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir
St. Xavier's English Medium High School
Mahatma Gandhi Hindi Medium High School
Marwari School
Madhusudhan Mahto English Medium Residential High School
Nirmala English medium school
Adarsh Middle school Deogaon
The intermediate study needs are primarily fulfilled by:
Jawahar Lal Nehru College
Rudra Pratap Sarangi Inter College
S.E.Railway Intermediate College
Sister nivedita Girl's College
For Graduation and Master Degree courses, students prefer to get admission in Jawahar Lal Nehru College which is one of the reputed colleges within the University.
This institution is a constituent college of Ranchi University and offers a variety of courses including Vocational Courses. This college was established in 1969 within the Raaj Badi (King's Castle) and since then offers Graduation in the three main streams - Arts, Commerce and Science. In the mid 90's the college administration was able to get affiliation courses from University Grant Commission (UGC) of India which was certified by Ranchi University for its Vocational Studies. This includes - Computer Application, Computer Maintenance and Office Management & Secretarial Practice (OMSP). Further in the early decade of 2000 the college got few more respected courses affiliated from the University for their Computer Science courses.
[edit] Transport
This small city is well connected with both road and rail. Ranchi, Chaibasa,Jamshedpur and Rourkela and all neighbouring towns are connected with road(except Rourkela). Chakradharpur is the divisional headquarters of the South Eastern Railway. The first rail line on Chakradharpur Division was opened on 22 January 1890 with laying of 72.25 miles (116.28 km) long Purulia-Chakradharpur rail line. The rail network on the main trunk route passing through Chakradharpur Division was completed on 18 February 1891 when Goilkera-Jharsuguda section was opened. With the opening of Goilkera-Jharsuguda section the main line route of Bengal Nagpur Railway (BNR) was completed and the official function for the opening ceremony of main line from Asansol to Nagpur, presided by the Viceroy of India, Lord Lansdowne was held at Chakradharpur station on 3 March 1891.
Located on the Howrah-Mumbai arm of the golden quadrilateral of the Indian Railways, Chakradharpur Division plays a vital role on the South Eastern Railway. Strategically situated in the heart of Chota Nagpur plateau, Chakradharpur Division serves the mineral and industrially rich areas of jharkhand and Orissa. It is spread over East and West Singhbhum, Saraikela-Kharsawan, Simdega of Jharkhand and Jharsuguda, Keonjhar,Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj districts of Orissa. Through this Division lies the main corridor of freight and passenger traffic between Eastern and Western parts of the country. This region is aptly called the Heart of South Eastern Railway. The development of the rail network in the area presently forming Chakradharpur Division dates back to the original of Bengal-Nagpur Railway, the precursor of South Eastern Railway. The first rail line in the area serving Chakradharpur Division was laid way back in 1890. Presently Chakradharpur Division extends over a length of 741.705 route-km of which 335.798 route-km are located over the State of Jharkhand and 405.907 km. Over the State of Orissa. The main line portion of the Division extends over the Salgajhari-Jharsuguda portion covering a distance of 270.38 km.
In addition to the main line the Division has a large number of branch lines covering Tatanagar-Badampahar, Gamharia-Kandra-Chandil, Sini-Kandra, Rajkharswan-Banspani, Padapahar-Bolani-Barbil, Bondamunda-Bimlagarh, Barsuan-Kiriburu and Rourkela-Birmitrapur sections. The importance of the route covered by the Division stems from the fact that it serves 6 major steel plants located in the region viz. Rourkela Steel Plant, Bhilai Steel Plant, Durgapur Steel plant, Bokaro steel plant, TATA Iron & Steel Company at Jamshedpur and Indian Iron & Steel Company at Burnpur. In addition, it also serves the cement belt of Bilaspur Division and the heavy traffic in general merchandise on Howrah-Mumbai trunk route. The Division covers some of the most difficult and picturesque terrains of South Eastern Railway passing through the verdant forest of Saranda including the two Saranda tunnels on the main line between Mahadevsal and Posoita stations. The Division loads bulk requirement of iron and manganese ores, dolomite, limestone and other raw-materials for all major steel plants of the country. Two steel plants Rourkela steel plant and TISCO at Jamshedpur are located within the Division. Besides, it serves the Sponge Iron Plant at Manikui and other ancillary industries spread around the two plants as well as the cement factories located at Jhinkpani, Rajgangpur, Tatanagar, Dhutra and mini cement plants around Rourkela. The main commodities loaded on the Division comprise raw material for steel plants, cement and other general merchandise. CHAKRADHARPUR Division has 86 stations .
[edit] External links
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Chakradharpur
- South Eastern Railways, Chakradharpur Division
- Chakradharpur Block
- Chakradharpur Map
- Chakradharpur News
- Singhbhum West: District Profile
- about Singhbhum West
- Jharkhand PIN codes
- Jharkhand Tourist Places
- [http:// famous persons of the town/orkut.com/chakradharpur]
[edit] References
- ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chakradharpur
- ^ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. http://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
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