Chas block

Chas block, one of the six administrative blocks of Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India, has a population (1991 census) of 697,690. The block comprises one hundred and twenty seven villages. now it proposed to divide and will form another block PINDRAJORA.villages.Bhandro, Kura are the some important panchayat of Chas block.in Bhandro there is one Girl’s middle shchool "Bhandro Middle school". School’s area is biggest and a beautiful hill present on here.

Once a small grain trading hub of the region, this town 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.

Chas is located at 23.63° N 86.17° E.[1] It has an average elevation of 210 metres (688 feet).

As of 2001 India census,[2] Chas had a population of 96,923. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Chas has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 77% and female literacy of 58%. 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Coordinates: 23°38′N 86°10′E / 23.63°N 86.17°E / 23.63; 86.17