Chas subdivision
Subdivision in Jharkhand, India
23°38′N 86°10′E / 23.63°N 86.17°E / 23.63; 86.17
IndiaChas subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Bokaro district in the North Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
History
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]
Administrative set up
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 |
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Bokaro
River
River
Konar
River
River
Damodar River
Tenughat
Dam
Dam
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Petarwar
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Nawadih
R
Kasmar
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Mahuatand
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Pindrajora
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Siyaljori
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Chandankiyari
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Bokaro Steel Plant
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Bokaro B TPS
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Tenughat TPS
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CCL Kathara Area
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CCL Dhori Area
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CCL B&K Area
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Phusro
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Chas
M
Tenu
CT
Bhandra
CT
Tanr Balidih
CT
Jena
CTV
Bandh Dih
CT
Tenudam-cum-Kathara
CT
Saram
CT
Lalpania
CT
Hasir
CT
Gomia
CT
Bandhgora
CT
Bokaro Steel City
CT
Dugda
CT
Sijhua
CT
Bursera
CT
Termi
CT
Chandrapura
CT
Narra
CT
Telo
CT
Jaridih Bazar
CT
Bermo
CT
Kurpania
CT
Bokaro (Thermal)
CT
Bhojudih
CT
Amlabad
CT
Cities, towns and locations in Bokaro district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
M: municipal town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, F: Factory, A: Coal Mining Area
Abbreviation used: TPS – Thermal Power Station
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly
Urban frame
Chas is the only statutory town in Chas subdivision. It has 4 census towns: Bokaro Steel City, Bandhgora, Amlabad and Bhojudih.[5]
Rural frame
There are 248 inhabited villages in Chas subdivision.[6]
Police stations
Police stations in Chas subdivision were at:[7]
- Balidih
- Chandankiyari
- Chas (M)
- Gandhinagar
- Harla
- Mahila
- Maraphari
- Penk Narayanpur
- SC/ST
- Sector IV
- Sector VI
- Sector XII
- Siyaljori
Blocks
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 |
Economy
Bokaro Steel Plant
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]
Vedanta Limited
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]
Collieries
Amlabad colliery of Eastern Jharia Area of BCCL is a Amlabad.[16]
Bhojudih Coal Washery of BCCL is at Bhojudih.[17][18]
Education
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
Educational institutions
The following institutions are located in Chas subdivision:
- Chas College, established in 1976, at Chas.[20]
- Guru Gobind Singh Educational Society Technical Campus (GGESTC), established in 2011, at Bokaro Steel City.[21]
- CMCE College, established in 1995, at Chira Chas.[22]
- Swami Sahjanand College, established in 1984, at Chas.[23]
- Chas Mahila College, at Chas.[24]
- Ran Vijay Smarak Mahavidyalaya, established in 1982 at Bokaro Steel City.[25]
- BB Amina Women's College at Bokaro(?),[26]
- Bokaro Steel City College, established in 1970, at Bokaro Steel City.[27]
- Immanuel Hai Khan Law College at Bokaro(?).[28]
(Information about degree colleges with proper reference may be added here)
Healthcare
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
Medical facilities
(Anybody having referenced information about location of government/ private medical facilities may please add it here)
References
- ^ "About district – brief history of the district". Bokaro district. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "District Census Handbook Dhanbad" (PDF). Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Table 1 Decadal change in population of tahsils by residence, 2001-2011. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Bokaro District". District Profile. Government of Jharkhand. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Table 7 Sex ration of towns, 2011. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Table 2 Number and percentage of inhabited villages in specified population ranges with the related population, 2011 Rural. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "District Police Profile - Bokaro". Jharkhand Police. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). District Primary Census Abstract, pages 24-25. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "BOKARO STEEL PLANT - PRODUCT BASKET".
- ^ Nirmal Sengupta (1979). Destitutes and Development: A Study of the Bauri Community in the Bokaro Region. Concept Publishing Company. pp. 25–. GGKEY:73SPC2220UQ.
- ^ Steel Authority Of India Limited
- ^ Mazumdar, Rakhi (2015-11-07). "Electrosteel Group: A steel project that became a pipedream". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2018-09-03.
- ^ "Electrosteel Steels Limited". ESL. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Electrosteel Steels Limited (ESL) Company History". Business Standard. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Vedanta enters steel with acquisition of Electrosteel Steels, to hold 90%". Business Standard, 5 June 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ "Bharat Coking Coal Limited". Washery. BCCL. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
- ^ "Washery". BCCL. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b "District Census Handbook, Bokaro" (PDF). Page 341, Appendix I: Directory. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Chas College Chas". CCC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Guru Gobind Singh Educational Society's Technical Campus". GGESTC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "CMCE Bokaro". CMCE Bokaro. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "SS College, Chas, Bokaro". SSC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Chas Mahila College, Chas". Ind Career. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Ran Vijay Smarak Mahavidyalaya". RVSM. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "BB Amina Womens College, Bokaro". Ind Career. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Bokaro Steel City College, Bokaro". BSCC. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Immanuel High Khan Law College, Bokaro". ICBSE. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
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