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| name                            = Chas&lt;br /&gt;
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| settlement_type                 = City and Neighbourhood of Bokaro&lt;br /&gt;
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| photo1a                = Old Bridge to Chira Chas behind Bokaro Hotel.JPG&lt;br /&gt;
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| photo3a                = Entry Point from Chas.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
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| image_caption                   = Old Bridge, Main area, Chas, Kalika Temple, Chira Chas and Entry Point from Chas&lt;br /&gt;
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| pushpin_map_caption             = Location in Jharkhand, India&lt;br /&gt;
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| subdivision_type                = Country&lt;br /&gt;
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| subdivision_type1               = [[States and territories of India|State]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name1               = [[Jharkhand]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_type2               = [[List of districts of India|District]]&lt;br /&gt;
| subdivision_name2               = [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]&lt;br /&gt;
| established_title               = &amp;lt;!-- Established --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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| founder                         = &lt;br /&gt;
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| governing_body                  = Chas Municipal Corporation&lt;br /&gt;
| leader_party                    = [[Bhartiya Janta Party|BJP]]&lt;br /&gt;
| leader_title                    = Mayor&lt;br /&gt;
| leader_name                     = Bholu Paswan&lt;br /&gt;
| unit_pref                       = Metric&lt;br /&gt;
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| area_total_km2                  = 20.49&lt;br /&gt;
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| elevation_m                     = 210&lt;br /&gt;
| population_total                = 141,640&lt;br /&gt;
| population_as_of                = 2011&lt;br /&gt;
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| demographics_type1              = Languages (*For language details see [[Chas block#Language]])&lt;br /&gt;
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| demographics1_info1             = [[Hindi language|Hindi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]]&lt;br /&gt;
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| postal_code_type                = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]&lt;br /&gt;
| postal_code                     = 827013&lt;br /&gt;
| area_code_type                  = Telephone code&lt;br /&gt;
| area_code                       = 06542&lt;br /&gt;
| registration_plate              = [[List of RTO districts in India#JH.E2.80.94Jharkhand|JH]]-09&lt;br /&gt;
| blank1_name_sec1                = [[Lok Sabha]] constituency&lt;br /&gt;
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| blank2_name_sec1                = [[Vidhan Sabha]] constituency&lt;br /&gt;
| blank2_info_sec1                = [[Bokaro (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Bokaro]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Chas&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a [[Municipal Corporation]] in the [[Chas subdivision]] of the [[Bokaro district]] of the state of [[Jharkhand]], India. It is often referred to as a suburb of [[Bokaro Steel City]], though it predates the steel plant.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Bokaro|first=District Administration|date=2020|title=Chas Municipal Corporation|url=https://bokaro.nic.in/chas-municipal-corporation/}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Chas is one of the fastest-growing urban regions in Jharkhand and was ranked as the cleanest city of Eastern India and the 19th cleanest city of India in 2018, according to [[Swachh Survekshan]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Chas retains its swachh glory|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/jharkhand/chas-retains-its-swachh-glory/cid/1372143|access-date=2020-11-06|website=www.telegraphindia.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Chas Purulia Road]], a growing  major residential hotbed.{{fact|date=March 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==History==&lt;br /&gt;
Once a small grain trading hub of the region, Chas became notable during the [[World War II|Second World War]] when the British government used it as a base to supply soldiers fighting in the [[Burma Campaign|eastern front]] against the Japanese. In the 1960s, the Government of India decided to establish the [[Bokaro Steel Plant]] nearby, which enhanced the economic activity of the region.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Bokaro|first=District Administration|date=2020|title=District Bokaro &amp;gt; History|url=https://bokaro.nic.in/history/}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Geography==&lt;br /&gt;
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===Location===&lt;br /&gt;
Chas is located at {{Coord|23.63|N|86.17|E|}}.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Chas.html |title=Chas |publisher= Falling Rain Genomics, Inc |access-date=2010-01-08}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; It has an average elevation of 210&amp;amp;nbsp;metres (688&amp;amp;nbsp;feet). The municipality is situated on the banks of [[Garga (river)|Garga]] river. Chas is located at the junction of [[National Highway 23 (India)|National Highway 23]] and [[National Highway 32 (India)|National Highway 32]]. The Dhanbad-Bokaro-Ranchi Expressway also passes through it.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/expressway-state-s-top-priority/cid/1379588|title=Expressway state&amp;#039;s top priority|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Area overview===&lt;br /&gt;
Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the [[Chota Nagpur Plateau]] with the [[Damodar River]] cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of {{convert|200 to 540|m}} above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of {{convert|1070| m}}. The [[East Bokaro Coalfield]] located in the [[Bermo]]-[[Phusro]] area and small intrusions of [[Jharia Coalfield]] make Bokaro a coal rich district.  In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, [[Bokaro Steel Plant]], operated by [[Steel Authority of India Limited]], was set-up at [[Bokaro Steel City]]. The [[Damodar Valley Corporation]] established its first thermal power station at [[Bokaro (Thermal)]]. The {{convert|5|km}} long, {{convert|55|m}} high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, [[Tenughat Dam]], across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is {{convert|1291.2|mm}}. The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf | title =  District Census Handbook Bokaro 2011 |work=  Physical features, Mines and minerals, Indistires, p 7-8 |publisher = Directorate of Census Operations  | access-date = 30 May 2021 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url =http://www.india9.com/i9show/Tenughat-Dam-49898.htm  | title = Tenughat Dam  |publisher =india9   | access-date = 30 May 2021 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;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.&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Demographics==&lt;br /&gt;
According to the [[2011 Census of India]], Chas (nagar parishad) had a total population of 141,640, of which 74,727 (53%) were males and 66,913 (47%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 18,340. The total number of literate persons in Chas was 103,167 (74.87% of the population over 6 years).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web| url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/2010_PART_B_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf|title = District Census Handbook, Bokaro, Series 21, Part XII B| work= Rural PCA-C.D. blocks wise Village Primary Census Abstract, location no. 801778, page 218|publisher= Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand | access-date = 9 March 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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On 10 February 2015, Chas was accorded the status of Municipal Corporation, absorbing [[Kandra]] ([[Census town|CT]]) and [[Bandhgora]] ([[Census town|CT]]). This increased the town&amp;#039;s population from 141,640 to 156,888.{{fact|date=March 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
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{{See also|List of cities in Jharkhand}}&lt;br /&gt;
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==Infrastructure==&lt;br /&gt;
According to the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;District Census Handbook 2011, Bokaro&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Chas (Nagar Parishad)  covered an area of 20.49&amp;amp;nbsp;km&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;2&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt;. Among the civic amenities, it had 105&amp;amp;nbsp;km roads with both open and closed drains, the protected water supply involved handpump, tubewell/ borewell, overhead tank. It had 23,119 domestic electric connections, 1,824 road lighting points. Among the medical facilities, it had 2 hospitals, 5 dispensaries, 5 health centres, 2 family welfare centres, 9 maternity and child welfare centres, 9 maternity homes, 3 nursing homes, 32 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had 19 primary schools, 14 middle schools, 6 secondary schools, 4 senior secondary schools, 2 general degree colleges. It had 2 non-formal educational centres (Sarva Siksha Abhiyan). Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 2 cinema theatres, 1 auditorium/ community hall, 1 public library, 1 reading room. Three important commodities it produced were iron and steel materials, salt, sweet. It had the branch offices of 13 nationalised banks, 3 private commercial banks, 1 agricultural credit society, 12 non-agricultural credit societies.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web | url = https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/20/2010_PART_A_DCHB_BOKARO.pdf| title =  District Census Handbook Bokaro, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A | work= Pages 384-397| publisher = Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand  |accessdate = 2 March 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Economy==&lt;br /&gt;
Iron and steel manufacturing play a key role in this region. [[Electrosteel Castings|Electrosteel Castings.Ltd]] (now [[Vedanta Resources]]), is one of the major iron and steel units established nearby. A rail wheel factory is also under development near Damoderpur village, about 35 kilometres from Bokaro, in a joint venture with [[Indian Railways]] and [[Government of Jharkhand|Govt. of Jharkhand]] .&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/state-editions/government-mulls-rail-wheel-unit-at-bokaro.html|title=Government mulls rail wheel unit at Bokaro|last=Pioneer|first=The|website=The Pioneer|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Another major player in the local economy is the [[Bihar State Milk Co-operative Federation]] (Sudha Dairy), which has a processing plant at Sector-12.{{fact|date=March 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
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Chas is especially well known for its wholesale markets. As such, the city is home to many small and medium-sized businesses, which are overseen by apex trade associations, like the Bokaro Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Jainamore Chamber of Commerce and Jharkhand Small Tiny Service Business Enterprises Association. In recent years, Chas has also had an influx of retail and supermarket chains (like V-Mart, Citi Style, etc.) and vehicle showrooms of [[KTM]], [[Honda Cars India|Honda]], [[Hero MotoCorp|Hero]], [[Maruti Suzuki]], [[JCB (company)|JCB]], [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]], [[TVS Motor Company|TVS]] , [[MRF (company)|MRF]] , [[CEAT Limited|CEAT]] , [[Mahindra &amp;amp; Mahindra|Mahindra]].{{fact|date=March 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
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The area has attracted investment from a variety of industries. [[GAIL]]&amp;#039;s Jagadishpur–Haldia–Bokaro-Dhamra Pipeline (JHBDPL), one of the largest gas pipeline projects of India, is expected to be completed in 2020 and will run through the area.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=2020-01-11|title=Cabinet nod to funds for Northeast gas grid|url=https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/news/cabinet-nod-funds-northeast-gas-grid|access-date=2020-01-16|website=The Sunday Guardian Live|language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In January 2020, Triveni Groups proposed the development of Kaushal Triveni Mega Food Park in nearby [[Chandankiyari]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Mega food park on Bokaro table|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/mega-food-park-on-bokaro-table/cid/1337183|access-date=2020-01-16|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Finally, the real estate market in [[Chira Chas]] is booming, with hundreds of projects from Aashiyana Groups,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.aashiyanestate.com/|title=Ashiyana Estate|website=www.aashiyanestate.com|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Anand Vihar Constructions, Prapti Estate, Malti Infra Projects.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://mrippl.com/|title=MRIPPL {{!}} Builders {{!}} Promoters {{!}} Real Estate Developers {{!}} Hotels|website=mrippl.com|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Places of Interest==&lt;br /&gt;
Chas has many natural, historical, and otherwise notable sites in and around the city. There include:&lt;br /&gt;
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* The ruins of a historical terracotta temple in the Amdiha village in [[Chandankiyari]], similar to [[Maluti temples]] of Dumka (Jharkhand).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|title=Maluti cousin in Bokaro|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/maluti-cousin-in-bokaro/cid/1488422|access-date=2020-01-16|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* Hi-Tech Park, constructed under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation ([[Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation|AMRUT]]) scheme and situated at ITI More, Garga Bridge, Bandhgora and Rajendra Nagar .&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|last=Sinha|first=Ashis|date=July 2, 2018|title=After cleanest city tag, Chas soon to get a Hi-Tech Park|url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2018/state-editions/after-cleanest-city-tag-chas-soon-to-get-a-hi-tech-park.html}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Garga (river)|Garga Dam]] at Garga river and Guwai Dam, located just outside the city. These are popular picnic sites among residents. &lt;br /&gt;
* Religious sites such as [[Sri Sri Kalika Maharani Temple]] at Chira Chas, Jagdamba Temple, Joda Temple, Bhootnath Temple, Jain Temple (at Gujarat Colony), Old Church (By-Pass Road), and Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha at NH-18. The Multiversity (Pupunki Ashram) at [[Pupunki]]ghatbera is a centre of meditation and spiritual guidance.&lt;br /&gt;
* Leisure places like Zaika Resorts, Paradise and The Nature.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://the-nature.business.site/|title=The Nature|website=the-nature.business.site|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Education==&lt;br /&gt;
Chas&amp;#039; primary and secondary schools include [[Delhi Public School Society|DPS]] (Chandankiyari Road), Sree Ayyappa Public School (Sec-5), Crescent Public School, BPS, Adarsh Vidya Mandir, Ramkrishna Vidya Mandir, Guru Gobind Singh Public School, Rainbow Public School, Ranvijay Smarak High School,Ram Rudra +2 High School etc.&lt;br /&gt;
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There are also numerous schools and colleges in Chas offering post secondary courses, from the undergraduate to postgraduate level:&lt;br /&gt;
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*Chas College, established in 1976&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.chascollege.org/|title=Chas College {{!}}{{!}} Chas|website=www.chascollege.org|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Guru Gobind Singh Educational Society Technical Campus (GGESTC), the first engineering college of district, established in 2011.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.ggsestc.ac.in/home|title=Guru Gobind Singh Educational Society&amp;#039;s Technical Campus|website=www.ggsestc.ac.in|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*CMCE College&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmce.ac.in/|title=CMCE Bokaro|website=www.cmce.ac.in|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Swami Sahjanand College&lt;br /&gt;
*Chas Mahila College&lt;br /&gt;
*Ranvijay Singh College, Sector 12 ([[Bokaro Steel City]])&lt;br /&gt;
*Govt. [[Industrial training institute|Industrial Training Institute]]&lt;br /&gt;
*Asha ITI (a private ITI institute)&lt;br /&gt;
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==Healthcare==&lt;br /&gt;
Local medical facilities include :&lt;br /&gt;
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* Meditrina Valour Hospital, a 100-bed cardiac care super-speciality hospital managed by [[Meditrina Hospital|Meditrina Group of Hospitals]], [[Kollam]] ([[Kerala]]).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/jharkhand/cardiac-care-in-district-hospitals/cid/1346261|title=Cardiac care in district hospitals|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* K.M. Memorial Hospital &amp;amp; Research Centre (By-Pass Road)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.kmmhospital.com/|title=Welcome to K.M. MEMORIAL HOSPITAL &amp;amp; RESEARCH CENTER|website=www.kmmhospital.com|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Muskan Hospital &amp;amp; Research Centre (Ramnagar Colony) &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://muskanhospital.com/|title=Muskan Hospital &amp;amp; Research Centre|website=muskanhospital.com|access-date=2020-01-16}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Neelam Hospital (Jodhadih More)&lt;br /&gt;
* Sadar Hospital (Sector 1)&lt;br /&gt;
* Bokaro General Hospital, 900 bed multi-speciality PSU hospital at [[Bokaro Steel City]].&lt;br /&gt;
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		<author><name>&gt;Chandan Guha</name></author>
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