Chas 5711968 205550000 2008-04-14T13:52:14Z 220.227.149.144 {{otheruses}} <!-- See [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Indian cities]] for details -->{{Infobox Indian Jurisdiction | native_name = Chas | type = city | latd = 23.63 | longd = 86.17| locator_position = right | state_name = Jharkhand | district = [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]] | leader_title = | leader_name = | altitude = 210| population_as_of = 2001 | population_total = 96,923| population_density = | area_magnitude= sq. km | area_total = | area_telephone = | postal_code = | vehicle_code_range = | sex_ratio = | unlocode = | website = | footnotes = | }} '''Chas''' is a city and a [[municipality]] in [[Bokaro district]] in the state of [[Jharkhand]], [[India]]. Chas is also included in the Urban area of Bokaro Steel City having Population of More than 150000. Chas market is one of the biggest wholesale market in the region. It is situated on the junction of NH-23 and NH-32. ==Geography== Chas is located at {{coor d|23.63|N|86.17|E|}}.<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/38/Chas.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Chas]</ref> It has an average elevation of 210&nbsp;[[metre]]s (688&nbsp;[[foot (unit of length)|feet]]). ==Demographics== [[As of 2001]] India [[census]],<ref>{{GR|India}}</ref> 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. ==Languages spoken== Hindi, English, Magadhi, Bengali, Khortha, Kurmali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Santhali & Murmu ==References== <references/> [[Category:Cities and towns in Jharkhand]] {{Jharkhand-geo-stub}} [[bpy:চাস]] [[new:चस]] [[vi:Chas]]