Chas block
Chas | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Government | |
| • Type | Community development block |
| Area | |
| • Total | 537.6 km2 (207.6 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 671,762 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Santali |
| Literacy (2011) | |
| • Total literates | 447,457 (77.14%) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 827,001 (Bokaro Steel City) |
| Telephone/STD code | 06542 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dhanbad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bokaro |
| Website | bokaro |
| CD Block | |
Chas is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Chas subdivision of Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India.
History
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Once a small grain trading hub of the region, Chas first became famous during the Second World War when the British Government used it as a base to supply soldiers fighting on the eastern front against the Japanese. After the decision of Government of India to establish the Bokaro Steel Plant it gained in stature. It was the administrative headquarters of the area when Bokaro was a part of Dhanbad district, and later when Bokaro became a district. Recently the headquarters were moved to the steel township. Chas continues to be a trading hub, but has declined in importance after the rise of the township to the west
Geography
Chas is located at 23°37′27″N 86°10′41″E / 23.62417°N 86.17806°E.[1]
Chas CD Block has an area of 537.6 km2 and has 56 panchayats and 144 villages.[2]
Demographics
As per 2011 Census of India Chas CD Block had a total population of 671,762, of which 249,083 were rural and 422,679 were urban. There were 352,726 males and 319,036 females. Scheduled Castes numbered 97,024 and Scheduled Tribes numbered 64,434. The population below 6 years was 91,728.[3]
Chas CD Block has two census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Bokaro Steel City (414,827) and Bandhgora (7,859).[3] Bokaro Steel City Urban Agglomeration is composed of Bokaro Steel City (Census Town), Chas (Nagar Parishad) and Bandhgora (CT).[4]
Literacy
As per 2011 census the total number of literates in Chas CD Block was 447,457 (77.14% of the population above 6 years) out of which 264,210 were males and 183,247 were females.[3]
As per 2011 census, literacy in Bokaro district was 72.01[5]Literacy in Jharkhand (for population over 7 years) was 66.41% in 2011. [6]Literacy in India in 2011 was 74.04%.[7]
References
- ^ "Chas Block (Bokaro Steel City)". Jharkhand. Wikimapia. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "District Profile". Block wise statictical information. Bokaro district administration. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b c "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Provisional population totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomerations having population above 1 lakh and above, Census 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "District Census 2011". Population Census 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Jharkhand Profile" (PDF). Census Info India 2011 – Final population totals. Census Commissioner, Government of India. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Literacy in India". Census 2011. Census population 2015 data. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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