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	\| name = Chakradharpur		\| name = Chakradharpur
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	\| population_total = 56531		\| population_total = 56531
	\| population_as_of = 2011		\| population_as_of = 2011
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	\| demographics_type2 = Languages		\| demographics_type2 = Languages
	\| demographics2_title1 = {{nowrap\|[[Official language\|Official]]}}~~<~~ref name="NCLM52nd"~~>~~{{cite web \|url = http://www.nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|title = Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) \|pages = 43–44 \|publisher = Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India \|access-date = 16 February 2016 \|df = dmy-all \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161115133948/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|archive-date = 15 November 2016}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		\| demographics2_title1 = {{nowrap\|[[Official language\|Official]]}}<ref name="NCLM52nd">{{cite web \|url = http://www.nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|title = Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) \|pages = 43–44 \|publisher = Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India \|access-date = 16 February 2016 \|df = dmy-all \|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161115133948/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf \|archive-date = 15 November 2016}}</ref>
	\| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi]]		\| demographics2_info1 = [[Hindi]]
	\| demographics2_title2 = Additional official languages		\| demographics2_title2 = Additional official languages
	\| demographics2_info2 = {{hlist \|[[Angika]] \|[[Bengali language\|Bengali]] \|[[Bhojpuri language\|Bhojpuri]]\|[[Ho language\|Ho]]\| [[Kharia language\|Kharia]] \| [[Khortha language\|Khortha]] \| [[Kurmali language\|Kurmali]] \| [[Kurukh language\|Kurukh]] \| [[Magahi language\|Magahi]] \| [[Maithili language\|Maithili]]\|[[Mundari language\|Mundari]] \| [[Sadri language\|Nagpuri]] \| [[Odia language\|Odia]] \| [[Santali language\|Santali]] \|[[Urdu]]~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite news \|title=Jharkhand gives second language status to Magahi, Angika, Bhojpuri and Maithili \|url=https://www.avenuemail.in/ranchi/jharkhand-gives-second-language-status-to-magahi-angika-bhojpuri-and-maithili/118291/ \|work=The Avenue Mail \|date=21 March 2018 \|access-date=30 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328090028/https://www.avenuemail.in/ranchi/jharkhand-gives-second-language-status-to-magahi-angika-bhojpuri-and-maithili/118291/ \|archive-date=28 March 2019 \|url-status=live }}~~<~~/ref~~>~~}}		\| demographics2_info2 = {{hlist \|[[Angika]] \|[[Bengali language\|Bengali]] \|[[Bhojpuri language\|Bhojpuri]]\|[[Ho language\|Ho]]\| [[Kharia language\|Kharia]] \| [[Khortha language\|Khortha]] \| [[Kurmali language\|Kurmali]] \| [[Kurukh language\|Kurukh]] \| [[Magahi language\|Magahi]] \| [[Maithili language\|Maithili]]\|[[Mundari language\|Mundari]] \| [[Sadri language\|Nagpuri]] \| [[Odia language\|Odia]] \| [[Santali language\|Santali]] \|[[Urdu]]<ref>{{cite news \|title=Jharkhand gives second language status to Magahi, Angika, Bhojpuri and Maithili \|url=https://www.avenuemail.in/ranchi/jharkhand-gives-second-language-status-to-magahi-angika-bhojpuri-and-maithili/118291/ \|work=The Avenue Mail \|date=21 March 2018 \|access-date=30 April 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328090028/https://www.avenuemail.in/ranchi/jharkhand-gives-second-language-status-to-magahi-angika-bhojpuri-and-maithili/118291/ \|archive-date=28 March 2019 \|url-status=live }}</ref>}}
	\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]		\| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time\|IST]]
	\| utc_offset1 = +5:30		\| utc_offset1 = +5:30
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	==Geography==		==Geography==
	Chakradharpur is located at {{Coord\|22.7\|N\|85.63\|E\|}}.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Chakradharpur.html\|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Chakradharpur, India\|website=www.fallingrain.com}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~ It has an average elevation of 227&nbsp;metre (745&nbsp;ft). It is covered by mountains on most sides, and the river Sanjay running in the south-eastern periphery. Chakradharpur is believed to have been a quasi-hill station in the mid-1900s.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2010}}		Chakradharpur is located at {{Coord\|22.7\|N\|85.63\|E\|}}.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Chakradharpur.html\|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Chakradharpur, India\|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 227&nbsp;metre (745&nbsp;ft). It is covered by mountains on most sides, and the river Sanjay running in the south-eastern periphery. Chakradharpur is believed to have been a quasi-hill station in the mid-1900s.{{Citation needed\|date=July 2010}}

	==Demographics==		==Demographics==
	As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Chakradharpur nagar parishad had a total population of 56,531 of which 28,932 were males and 27,599 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 6,467. The total number of literates in Chakradharpur was 42,940, which constituted 75.9% of the population with male literacy of 81.0% and female literacy of 70.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Chakradharpur was 85.8%, of which male literacy rate was 91.6% and female literacy rate was 79.6%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 4,972 and 8,648 respectively. Chakradharpur had 11,472 households in 2011.~~<~~ref name="Census2011Gov"~~>~~{{cite web \|title=Census of India: Chakradharpur \|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=423098 \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=11 January 2020}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Chakradharpur nagar parishad had a total population of 56,531 of which 28,932 were males and 27,599 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 6,467. The total number of literates in Chakradharpur was 42,940, which constituted 75.9% of the population with male literacy of 81.0% and female literacy of 70.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Chakradharpur was 85.8%, of which male literacy rate was 91.6% and female literacy rate was 79.6%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 4,972 and 8,648 respectively. Chakradharpur had 11,472 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web \|title=Census of India: Chakradharpur \|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=423098 \|website=www.censusindia.gov.in \|access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>

	In the 2001 India [[census]], Chakradharpur had a population of 38,352. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. 5,102 persons were in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literates were 27,666 which is 72.1% of the total population. the effective literacy rate was Chakradharpur had an average literacy rate of 56.93%. The effective literacy of 7+ population was 83.2%.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-date=16 June 2004\|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|access-date=1 November 2008\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		In the 2001 India [[census]], Chakradharpur had a population of 38,352. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. 5,102 persons were in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literates were 27,666 which is 72.1% of the total population. the effective literacy rate was Chakradharpur had an average literacy rate of 56.93%. The effective literacy of 7+ population was 83.2%.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999\|archive-date=16 June 2004\|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)\|access-date=1 November 2008\|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

	===Languages===		===Languages===
	[[Hindi]] is the official language of the town and also the language of the majority of the people. It is followed by [[Odia language\|Odia]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Ho language\|Ho]], [[Santhali language\|Santhali]], [[Munda languages\|Mundari]], [[Bhojpuri language\|Bhojpuri]] and [[Urdu]], which are also additional official languages.~~<~~ref~~>~~{{cite web \|title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Town level \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX \|website=census.gov.in \|access-date=30 August 2020}}~~<~~/ref~~>~~		[[Hindi]] is the official language of the town and also the language of the majority of the people. It is followed by [[Odia language\|Odia]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Ho language\|Ho]], [[Santhali language\|Santhali]], [[Munda languages\|Mundari]], [[Bhojpuri language\|Bhojpuri]] and [[Urdu]], which are also additional official languages.<ref>{{cite web \|title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Town level \|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX \|website=census.gov.in \|access-date=30 August 2020}}</ref>

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	*[[Anna Kashfi]], British Indian film actress who had a brief Hollywood career in the 1950s and [[Marlon Brando\|Marlon Brando's]] first wife.		*[[Anna Kashfi]], British Indian film actress who had a brief Hollywood career in the 1950s and [[Marlon Brando\|Marlon Brando's]] first wife.

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| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[West Singhbhum]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date = 1890
| founder = British Governor
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'''Chakradharpur''' is a city with a [[municipality]] in [[West Singhbhum]] district in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]. It is the railway divisional headquarters of Chakradharpur (CKP) division of the [[South Eastern Railway zone|South Eastern Railway]]. The city stands at an elevation point of 227 metres (745 feet) and has urban area of 10 square kilometres bounded on the east by [[Jamshedpur]] (Tatanagar), on the west by [[Rourkela]] (Odisha), on the north by [[Ranchi]] (state capital of Jharkhand) and on the south by Chaibasa (district town of [[West Singhbhum district]]). Chakradharpur is close to boundaries of two neighbouring states, [[Odisha]] and [[West Bengal]].

Chakradharpur is one of the [[Zones and divisions of Indian Railways|divisions of Indian Railways]].

==Geography==
Chakradharpur is located at {{Coord|22.7|N|85.63|E|}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Chakradharpur.html|title=Maps, Weather, and Airports for Chakradharpur, India|website=www.fallingrain.com}}</ref> It has an average elevation of 227 metre (745 ft). It is covered by mountains on most sides, and the river Sanjay running in the south-eastern periphery. Chakradharpur is believed to have been a quasi-hill station in the mid-1900s.{{Citation needed|date=July 2010}}

==Demographics==
As of [[2011 Indian Census]], Chakradharpur nagar parishad had a total population of 56,531, of which 28,932 were males and 27,599 were females. Population within the age group of 0 to 6 years was 6,467. The total number of literates in Chakradharpur was 42,940, which constituted 75.9% of the population with male literacy of 81.0% and female literacy of 70.7%. The effective literacy rate of 7+ population of Chakradharpur was 85.8%, of which male literacy rate was 91.6% and female literacy rate was 79.6%. The [[Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes]] population was 4,972 and 8,648 respectively. Chakradharpur had 11,472 households in 2011.<ref name="Census2011Gov">{{cite web |title=Census of India: Chakradharpur |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=423098 |website=www.censusindia.gov.in |access-date=11 January 2020}}</ref>

In the 2001 India [[census]], Chakradharpur had a population of 38,352. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. 5,102 persons were in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literates were 27,666 which is 72.1% of the total population. the effective literacy rate was Chakradharpur had an average literacy rate of 56.93%. The effective literacy of 7+ population was 83.2%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archive-date=16 June 2004|title= Census of India 2011: Data from the 2011 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|access-date=1 November 2008|publisher= Census Commission of India}}</ref>

===Languages===
[[Hindi]] is the official language of the town and also the language of the majority of the people. It is followed by [[Urdu]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Ho language|Ho]], [[Santhali language|Santhali]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] and [[Munda languages|Mundari]], which are also additional official languages.<ref>{{cite web |title=C-16 Population By Mother Tongue - Town level |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX |website=census.gov.in |access-date=30 August 2020}}</ref>

== Residential sections ==
The Chakradharpur subdivision can be divided into three residential sections.

===Village panchayat===
There are many villages under the Chakradharpur City, including Joro, Deogaon, danti Toklo, Dukri, Duriyam, Bharniya, Patadih, Janta, Nalita, Heselkuti, Kaida, Kudahatu, Kimirda, Gunja, Sarjamhatu, Roladih, Bagmara, Unchibita, Ramda, Tikarchampi, Jharjhara, hoyohatu, Bindasarjom, Jaipur, Banalata, Jodo, Boddar, Dalki, Ponasi, Godamdipa, Pulkani, Jamtuti, Simidiri, Hathiya, Setahaka, Etor, Kolchokra, Kera, Kansara, Dantibegna, Laudiya, Padampur, Jamid, Silphori, Chainpur, Chelabera, Chirubera, Jantalbera, Gopinathpur, Kendo, Chandri, Simidiri, Baipai, Itihasa, Asantalia, Chandri, Borda, and Ulidhi. There are many more villages under the Chakradharpur subdivision.

===Nagar Parishad area===
The Nagar Parishad area is divided into 23 wards. Starting with the Purani Basti, the oldest area of Chakradharpur city, the King's Castle is present here. The kings of the Singh Dynasty resided here during the British era. This area witnessed the wars with the Britishers. The city's oldest Durga Puja, said to be started by the king himself, is celebrated here, the Adi Durga Puja Samity, established in 1912.

===Railway Colony===
The Railway Colony comprises three wards. It covers the major part of Chakradharpur, located on the north-eastern side of the NH-75E. The colony was established during the British era, and is a well planned city. All the railway establishments are present here. There are about 8,000 staff quarters.

The colony is further divided into different colonies such as the East Colony, R.E. Colony, Driver's Colony, Doubling Colony, Loco Colony, Accounts Colony, and Etwari Bazar.

==Transport==
===Roadway===
This city is well connected by both road and rail. Ranchi, Chaibasa, Tatanagar and Rourkela and all neighbouring towns and villages are connected with roads.

===Railway===
Chakradharpur is one of the four divisional headquarters of the [[South Eastern Railway (India)|South Eastern Railway]]. The first rail line on Chakradharpur Division was opened on 22 January 1890 with the laying of the {{convert|72.25|mi|km}} long Purulia-Chakradharpur rail line. The rail network on the main trunk route passing through Chakradharpur division was completed on 18 February 1891 when the Goilkera-Jharsuguda section was opened. With the opening of this section the main line route of [[Bengal Nagpur Railway]] (BNR) was completed. The official opening ceremony of the main line from [[Asansol]] to [[Nagpur]], presided over by the [[Viceroy of India]], [[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|Lord Lansdowne]], was held at Chakradharpur station on 3 March 1891.

It is located on the [[Tatanagar–Bilaspur section]] of the [[Howrah-Nagpur-Mumbai line]]. Chakradharpur division serves the mineral and industrially rich areas of Jharkhand and [[Odisha]]. It is spread over East and West Singhbhum, Saraikela-Kharsawan, Simdega of Jharkhand and Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj districts of Odisha. In this division lies the main corridor of freight and passenger traffic between eastern and western parts of the country. This region is aptly called the Heart of the South Eastern Railway. The development of the rail network in the area presently forming Chakradharpur division dates back to the original of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway, the precursor of the South Eastern Railway. The first rail line in the area serving Chakradharpur division was laid in 1890. Presently Chakradharpur division extends over a length of 741.705 route-km, of which 335.798 route-km are located over the state of Jharkhand and 405.907 km. The main line portion of the division extends over the Salgajhari-Jharsuguda portion covering a distance of 270.38 km.

In addition to the main line the division has a large number of branch lines covering Tatanagar-Badampahar, Gamharia-Kandra-Chandil, Sini-Kandra, Rajkharswan-Banspani, Padapahar-Bolani-Barbil, Bondamunda-Bimlagarh, Barsuan-Kiriburu and Rourkela-Birmitrapur sections. The importance of the route covered by the division stems from the fact that it serves six major steel plants located in the region: [[Rourkela Steel Plant]]; Bhilai Steel Plant; [[Durgapur Steel Plant]]; [[Bokaro Steel Plant]]; [[Tata Steel]], [[Jamshedpur]] and [[IISCO]], [[Burnpur]]. It also serves the cement belt of Bilaspur division and the heavy traffic in general merchandise on the Howrah-Mumbai trunk route. The division covers some of the most difficult and picturesque terrains of the South Eastern Railway, passing through the verdant forest of Saranda including the two Saranda tunnels on the main line between Mahadevsal and Posoita stations. The division loads bulk requirement of iron and manganese ores, dolomite, limestone and other raw materials for all major steel plants of the country. Two steel plants, Rourkela steel plant and TISCO at Jamshedpur, are located within the division. It serves the Sponge Iron Plant at Manikui and other ancillary industries spread around the two plants, as well as the cement factories located at Jhinkpani, Rajgangpur, Tatanagar, Dhutra and mini cement plants and sponge-iron manufacturing industries around Rourkela. The main commodities loaded on the division comprise raw material for steel plants, cement and other general merchandise. The Chakradharpur division has 86 stations.

[[Chakradharpur railway station]] is one of the important stations since its foundation. [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visited here to inspect the facilities during the British Rule, which he mentioned in his book ''Third class in Indian Railways''.

==From the history==
Justice Harihar Mahapatra mentioned his visit to Chakradharpur around 1916, in his book ''My Life, My Work''.

The rich mineral deposits around the Sanjay-Binjay valley was mentioned in the book ''Prehistoric India'' by Panchanan Mitra. The book also tells about the cave paintings and natural belongings of the adjoining region, including facts from Mr. Anderson's collections and their visit during the early 20th century.

The rich presence of the Anglo Indian Community in Chakradharpur Railway Colony was mentioned in the book ''Pagan Love: Anglo Indian Story'' by Mervyn Rupert Welsh. The book also tells about the Burton Lake, which is now a hangout zone.

The Geological Survey of India says there is a rich deposit of a composite batholith of a banded trondhjemitic material intruded by tonalite, granodiorite, granite and alkali-feldspar granite which was metamorphosed and deformed by a F3 event, which they named "Chakradharpur Granite Gneiss".

[[Mahatma Gandhi]] mentioned his visit to Chakradharpur Railway Station in his book ''Third Class in Indian Railways''.

== Notable people==
*[[Sailesh Kumar Bandopadhyay]], Indian activist, Gandhian and recipient of [[Padma Bhushan]] in 2010.
*[[Deep Sengupta]], Indian chess player and [[Grandmaster (chess)|Grandmaster]].
*[[Anna Kashfi]], British Indian film actress who had a brief Hollywood career in the 1950s and [[Marlon Brando|Marlon Brando's]] first wife.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20131130084251/http://www.ser.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0%2C6%2C400 South Eastern Railways, Chakradharpur Division]

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