Chas | |
|---|---|
City and Neighbourhood of Bokaro | |
    Old Bridge, Main area, Chas, Kalika Temple, Chira Chas and Entry Point from Chas | |
  Chas Location in Jharkhand, India  Chas Chas (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°38′N 86°10′E / 23.63°N 86.17°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Bokaro |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal governance in India |
| • Body | Chas Municipal Corporation |
| • Mayor | Bholu Paswan (BJP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.49 km2 (7.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 141,640 |
| • Density | 6,900/km2 (18,000/sq mi) |
| Languages (*For language details see Chas block#Language) | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| • Spoken | Khortha, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 827013 |
| Telephone code | 06542 |
| Vehicle registration | JH-09 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dhanbad |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Bokaro |
| Website | bokaro |
Chas (literally চাষ - खेती - Cultivation) is a Municipal Corporation in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is often referred to as a suburb of Bokaro Steel City, though it predates the steel plant.[1] Chas is one of the fastest-growing urban regions in Jharkhand and was ranked as the cleanest locality of Eastern India and the 19th cleanest locality of India in 2018, according to Swachh Survekshan.[2]
- ^ Bokaro, District Administration (2020). "Chas Municipal Corporation".
- ^ "Chas retains its swachh glory". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 6 November 2020.