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Chaibasa
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Chaibasa
Chaibasa (India)
Coordinates: 22°34′N85°49′E / 22.57°N 85.82°E / 22.57; 85.82
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Government banner of Jharkhand.png Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Government
 • Type Municipal governance in India
 • BodyChaibasa Nagar Parishad
Elevation
222 m (728 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total69,565
Languages
 • Official Hindi, Ho
 • Other important Odia
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
833201 [1]
Vehicle registration JH-06
Website www.chaibasa.nic.in

Chaibasa is a small town and a municipality in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Chaibasa is the district headquarters of West Singhbhum district. It is also the headquarter of Singhbhum Kolhan division headed by the Divisional commissioner. It consists of the main city including Sadar Bazar, Garikhana, Bari Bazar, Amla Tola, Sentola, Railway Station Area, JMP Chowk, Post Office Chowk and Gandhi Tola; and the surrounding suburbs and entry gates to the city including Tambo Chowk, Tungri, Khapparsai, Moholsai, Gutusai and Purana Chaibasa.

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Geography

Chaibasa is located at 22°34′N85°49′E / 22.57°N 85.82°E / 22.57; 85.82 . [2] It has an average elevation of 222 metres. It is located 140 km south of state capital Ranchi, 25 km from Chakradharpur, and 65 km from Jamshedpur.

Climate

Climate data for Chaibasa (1981–1999, extremes 1901–1996)
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Record high °C (°F)33.3
(91.9)		37.3
(99.1)		42.2
(108.0)		45.0
(113.0)		46.7
(116.1)		46.1
(115.0)		41.1
(106.0)		39.6
(103.3)		36.7
(98.1)		36.6
(97.9)		34.4
(93.9)		31.1
(88.0)		46.7
(116.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)25.4
(77.7)		28.7
(83.7)		33.6
(92.5)		38.3
(100.9)		38.0
(100.4)		34.3
(93.7)		31.3
(88.3)		31.0
(87.8)		30.9
(87.6)		30.4
(86.7)		27.8
(82.0)		25.6
(78.1)		31.3
(88.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)11.8
(53.2)		14.8
(58.6)		19.2
(66.6)		23.5
(74.3)		25.4
(77.7)		25.6
(78.1)		25.0
(77.0)		25.0
(77.0)		24.3
(75.7)		21.0
(69.8)		15.8
(60.4)		11.9
(53.4)		20.3
(68.5)
Record low °C (°F)4.4
(39.9)		6.2
(43.2)		11.6
(52.9)		14.9
(58.8)		18.3
(64.9)		17.6
(63.7)		21.1
(70.0)		21.0
(69.8)		20.0
(68.0)		13.9
(57.0)		6.9
(44.4)		5.0
(41.0)		4.4
(39.9)
Average rainfall mm (inches)11.2
(0.44)		20.1
(0.79)		23.7
(0.93)		36.2
(1.43)		75.6
(2.98)		213.5
(8.41)		239.7
(9.44)		294.2
(11.58)		213.9
(8.42)		98.4
(3.87)		14.2
(0.56)		7.7
(0.30)		1,248.5
(49.15)
Average rainy days1.01.41.72.14.89.311.814.611.04.30.70.763.3
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST)51413530406476797563555054
Source: India Meteorological Department [3] [4]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1872 4,641—    
1881 6,001+29.3%
1891 6,850+14.1%
1901 8,653+26.3%
1911 9,009+4.1%
1921 9,178+1.9%
1931 10,785+17.5%
1941 13,052+21.0%
1951 16,474+26.2%
1961 22,019+33.7%
1971 35,385+60.7%
1981 45,751+29.3%
1991 56,729+24.0%
2001 63,648+12.2%
2011 69,565+9.3%
Source: Census of India [5] [6]
Religions in Chaibasa (2011) [7] [ verification needed ]
ReligionPercent
Hindus
 
37.02%
Muslims
 
6.50%
Christians
 
3.64%
Other or persuation
 
52.53%
Not stated
 
0.16%
Distribution of religions

As of 2011 India census, [8] Chaibasa had a population of 69,565. The total number of householders was 10596. The male population stood at 36273 and the female population at 33292 (with the sex ratio at 100%:91,8%). Chaibasa has an average literacy rate of 86.93%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy rate of 91.60% and female literacy rate of 81.83%. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 6.52% and 25.70% of the population respectively. 12% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Languages of Chaibasa (2011) [9]

   Hindi (32.61%)
   Urdu (12.97%)
   Ho (12.63%)
   Odia (8.91%)
   Bengali (8.50%)
   Kurukh (6.59%)
   Magahi (3.49%)
   Bhojpuri (2.42%)
   Mundari (2.41%)
   Sadri (1.84%)
   Marwari (1.70%)
   Maithili (1.24%)
  Karmali language (1.03%)
   Rajasthani (1.01%)
  Others (2.65%)

Due to its status as an industrial hub, Chaibasa is a very multilingual city. Hindi (32.6%) and Urdu (13.0%) are the most-spoken languages. Ho (12.6%) and Odia (8.9%) are the local languages. Other languages spoken in Chaibasa include Bengali, Magahi, Bhojpuri, Marwari, Sadri, Maithili and Karmali language. Tribal languages spoken include Kurukh and Mundari. [9]

Education

There are a number of schools up to 10th and 12th standards in Chaibasa, among the renowned are - Surajmull Jain D.A.V. Public School, Chaibasa which is considered the best school in West Singhbhum, followed by St. Xavier's English School, holding 4th rank in the district. Other known educational institutions are Mangillal Rungta middle and high school, St. Xavier's schools (some of which are in Lupungutu), SPG school and many others (Lutheran school, Navodaya Vidyalaya, Padmawati Jain Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, the St. Mary's Public School in Gandhi Tola, the St. Viveka English Medium School, the Scott Hindi Girls School, S. S. A. Niche Tola School, and Zila School). There is also the Kolhan Inter College and the DPS Inter College.

For higher education up to postgraduate degrees, Chaibasa has adequate colleges. The oldest and biggest one is Tata College, Chaibasa. Other two prominent colleges are G.C. Jain Commerce College and Mahila College. In 2009, Kolhan University was constituted with its head office at Chaibasa. In addition to the Chaibasa Engineering College, Chaibasa also boasts of a branch of the Industrial Training Institute (ITI) and the RAJ ITI.

Society (NGOs)

Both the Indian Red Cross Society and Rotary International have their centers in the municipality.

Economy

Chaibasa is a district headquarters and constitutes all the Governmental offices of the district. Government Institutions are the chief employers of chaibasa. The cement manufacturer ACC Cement Works is situated in Jhinkpani, 18 km from Chaibasa, but relies on Chaibasa itself for daily needs. Substantial mining is done in the area by companies such as S.R. Rungta Group, Thakur Prasad Sao & Sons, Saha Brothers and Anil Khirwal. Many other small-scale steel manufacturing companies are situated in Chaibasa. Lfyd one of the biggest hyperlocal discovery startups of India founded by Satyajeet Patnayak & Dharam Chand Patnaik and currently backed by NASSCOM is registered from Chaibasa. [10]

Chaibasa's proximity to Jamshedpur and Kolkata contributes to its small scale industrial scape. The most popular economic engines are mining, textiles and the service sector.

Chaibasa not being directly on Howrah-Mumbai main line has hurt its economy quite a lot and all the railway jobs and related industries moved to Chakradharpur which is a smaller town near to it that lies on the main line.[ citation needed ]

Transportation

The best-connected place is Jamshedpur which is 60 km away from Chaibasa. The second best place is Chakradharpur, 25 km from Chaibasa on Howrah - Mumbai main line. There are two trains running from Jamshedpur which passes via Chaibasa.

One more train is running from Howrah i.e. Howrah Barbil Jan Shatabdi Express passes via Chaibasa. In 2012, another train from Chakradharpur–Barbil Intercity Express had started passing through Chaibasa which was later extended to Rourkela Junction but had to be closed due to poor ridership.

In 2014, another weekly train started from Visakhapatnam - Tatanagar Weekly Superfast Express which also passes through Chaibasa. Capital of Jharkhand, Ranchi is 145 km away from Chaibasa.

In early 2024, a new weekly train was inaugurated between Anand Vihar Terminal and Puri, passing through Chaibasa. This provided a direct train route to national capital Delhi for the residents.

In the latter half of the year, a new Vande Bharat Train route was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi running between Tatanagar and Brahmapur in Odisha passing through Chaibasa.

Chaibasa is a station on the southbound line to Orissa from Rajkharsawan Junction on the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line.

The city does not have a public airport, with the nearest domestic airports being in the state capital Ranchi. While, the well connected international airports are at Kolkata and Bhubaneswar. There are small domestic airports situated close to Chaibasa, in Rourkela and Jamshedpur but they only provide regular flights to Bhubaneswar and Kolkata. There is an abandoned airstrip in the outskirts of the city, last used back in the 1960s.

Chaibasa is situated on the State Highway 5. [11]

Hungry generation

The exponents of famous literary and cultural movement Bhookhi Peedhi or Hungry generation, Samir Roychoudhury resided in this town for several decades after the 1950s.

Filmography

Chaibasa has featured in the Zee TV show Service Wali Bahu. [12]

See also

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