Chandil
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Chandil is a census town
in Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand
, India
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The first commercial sponge iron plant in India is located at Umesh Nagar in Chandil.
The natural Scenery in and around Chandil is unique and enchanting. It is surrounded by green mountains, hills, streams, rivers, the peace, pleasure and knowledge providing gifts of God, the Almighty on all sides.
It plays a vital role for the people of all the three blocks, including itself - Chandil, Ichagarh and Nimdih. It has a college, polytechnic institute, railway junction, telephone exchange and sub-divisional office. It is accessible to people because of the availability of communicational facilities here. The N.H.-33 and N.H.-32 pass through this town, leading to Ranchi, Jamshedpur and West Bengal respectively.
, Chandil had a population of 1,16,403. Males constitute 51.29% of the population and females 48.71%. Chandil has an average literacy rate of 53.1%; with male literacy of 69.45% and female literacy of 35.89%.
City centric TV programming is provided by the 24 hour news channel Sahara Samay(Jamshedpur) and several other video channels telecast by local cable operators.
Chandil has the following FM Radio Stations that play music
Big FM 92.7 (Jamshedpur & Ranchi)
Red FM 93.5 (Jamshedpur)
Radio Dhoom 104.8 (Jamshedpur)
Radio Mantra 91.9 (Ranchi)
and vividh bharti 100.8 (Jamshedpur)
The multi-purpose chandil dam was built across the meeting place of both the rivers. The dam is 220 meter in height and the height of its water level is 190 meter from different places tourists coming from different parts of the country enjoy boating and the natural beauty in and around the dam.Chandil is famous for its importance in the field of tourism. The River Swarnarekha flows through this region. The Karkori River originating from the Hundru falls mingles with the Swarnarekha River here at chandil.
Best time to visit November to February.For the uninitiated, Chandil Dam has beautiful surprises.The dam with a vast water reservoir, is a great place to spend a winter afternoon.The serene ambience by the still waters becomes suddenly alive with the cacophony of a wide variety of chirping birds. The lake is often intercepted by a whizzing speed boat or by a lazy shikara and by the time the sun turns crimson, its time to return to ones ultimate destination-home, sweet home.
Dalma Wild Life Sanctuary is famous for Elephants and Deer.
for the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBqLku9qwqA
Census town
In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...
in Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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The first commercial sponge iron plant in India is located at Umesh Nagar in Chandil.
The natural Scenery in and around Chandil is unique and enchanting. It is surrounded by green mountains, hills, streams, rivers, the peace, pleasure and knowledge providing gifts of God, the Almighty on all sides.
It plays a vital role for the people of all the three blocks, including itself - Chandil, Ichagarh and Nimdih. It has a college, polytechnic institute, railway junction, telephone exchange and sub-divisional office. It is accessible to people because of the availability of communicational facilities here. The N.H.-33 and N.H.-32 pass through this town, leading to Ranchi, Jamshedpur and West Bengal respectively.
Geography
Chandil is located at 22.97°N 86.05°E. It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807 feet).Demographics
India censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, Chandil had a population of 1,16,403. Males constitute 51.29% of the population and females 48.71%. Chandil has an average literacy rate of 53.1%; with male literacy of 69.45% and female literacy of 35.89%.
Media
A number of Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and English newspapers are published from the Jamshedpur city & circulated here. Out of these, Hindustan, Prabhat Khabar and Dainik Jagran happen to be among the most popular in terms of readership.City centric TV programming is provided by the 24 hour news channel Sahara Samay(Jamshedpur) and several other video channels telecast by local cable operators.
Chandil has the following FM Radio Stations that play music
Big FM 92.7 (Jamshedpur & Ranchi)
Red FM 93.5 (Jamshedpur)
Radio Dhoom 104.8 (Jamshedpur)
Radio Mantra 91.9 (Ranchi)
and vividh bharti 100.8 (Jamshedpur)
Place to visit
- 1. Chandil Dam - Chandil Dam standing on the Subarnarekha RiverSubarnarekha RiverSubarnarekha River flows through the Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa.-Etymology:As per tradition, gold was mined near the origin of the river at a village named Piska near Ranchi. This is why it was named Subarnarekha, meaning ‘streak of gold’. Legend has it that traces of...
is a fantastic place to visit. This dam is one of the most visited places of jharkhand. the museum located close to the chandil dam has scripts written on rocks,which are 2000 years old.
The multi-purpose chandil dam was built across the meeting place of both the rivers. The dam is 220 meter in height and the height of its water level is 190 meter from different places tourists coming from different parts of the country enjoy boating and the natural beauty in and around the dam.Chandil is famous for its importance in the field of tourism. The River Swarnarekha flows through this region. The Karkori River originating from the Hundru falls mingles with the Swarnarekha River here at chandil.
Best time to visit November to February.For the uninitiated, Chandil Dam has beautiful surprises.The dam with a vast water reservoir, is a great place to spend a winter afternoon.The serene ambience by the still waters becomes suddenly alive with the cacophony of a wide variety of chirping birds. The lake is often intercepted by a whizzing speed boat or by a lazy shikara and by the time the sun turns crimson, its time to return to ones ultimate destination-home, sweet home.
- 2. Jayda Temple - An Ancient Temple of Lord Shiva-one of the pilgrimage of Jharkhand. Situated on the way to Ranchi-Tata. A Big Fair held every year on the eve of Makar Sankranti.
- 3. SAI BABA Temple(HUMID) - A Beautiful Temple of Lord SAI BABA Situated in the way to Ranchi-Tata.Famous religious temples like Sai Baba Temple standing for peace, universal brotherhood, utmost devotion towards God and Unity and integrity of the nation.
- 4.Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary -The Dalma Mountain which appears to be the crown of Chandil Block is the safe haven for many wild animals like Elephants, Deer, Wild Pigs, Sambhar & many species of birds and snakes.
Dalma Wild Life Sanctuary is famous for Elephants and Deer.
Famous Person
- 1. Kaun Banega Crorepati - Keshaw Kumar Jalan from Chandil, is the first to play fastest finger first and to join Amitabh Bachchan on Hot Seat, won Rs 12.50 lakh. He is currently studying in B.com third year and a member of local band 'Kaminey'.
for the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBqLku9qwqA