Chakradharpur - Residential Sections

Residential Sections

The Chakradharpur sub division can be divided into three residential sections.
Village Panchayat
There are many villages under the Chakradharpur Village Panchayat, some of the famous villages are: 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, etc. There are many more villages under the Chakradharpur subdivision. All these villages are well connected by asphalt road to the town, constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna. These villages are surrounded by the tributaries of the Sanjay and Binjay rivers. All the most of the villages are having a good electric facility. All the villages are having Govt. primary schools. The Kera and Kansara villages are famous for the temples os Kera and Kansara Mata respectively.
Municipality Area
The municipality area is divided into wards. Starting with the Purani Basti, the oldest area of Chakradharpur, the King's Castle is present here. The Kings of Singh Dynasty used to reside here during the British Era, this area witnessed the wars with the Britishers. The Main market is located on both sides of the National Highway (NH-75E). almost everything is available in the Chakradharpur market, starting from regular green vegetables to the showrooms of two-wheelers. Most of the business institutions are located in the Market area, including, Allahabad Bank, Bank of India, Canara Bank, State Bank of India, Bank of Boroda, Bharat Capital, Narnolia Securities, Bajaj Allianz, etc. The religious institutions includes a church near the HP Petrol Pump, The Mosques on the Rajbari Road and ward - 10, The Santoshi Temple in Tambaku Patti, The Shitala Temple near Toklo Road, The Shirdi Sai Temple, The Town Kali Temple, The Rani Sati Mandir in Chandmari area, etc. The Next coming to the Southern side where many new colonies are setup. Maximum number of personal houses and apartments are located here and many constructions goes on every time, with the Gayatri Apartment, being the first residential apartment of Chakradharpur, located beside the NH-75E. Many other apartments constructed thereafter. The Potka, Pump road, Nagendranagar, chiranji block, Lokenathnagar, Bengali Tola, Retired Colony, Banglatand, etc., are some of the colonies in the South of the Howrah-Mumbai main railway track. The business institutions includes the Andhra Bank, The Life Insurance Corporation of India, etc. The religious institutions includes The Roman Catholic and Protestants Church in Potka, The Mosques in Potka and Banglatand. The Temples in Retired Colony, Balti Karkhana area, Potka, The Satsangh Kendra in Lokenathnagar, The Gurudwara near Railway Crossing, etc.
Railway Colony
The Railway Colony covers the major part of Chakradharpur, located in the North-Eastern side of the NH-75E. The Railway Colony was established during the British Era, it is a well planned township with proper sanitation and electric facility. The Chakradharpur division being the highest earning division in the entire Indian Railways, the colony is well decorated and maintained. All the Railway establishments are present here. There are about eight thousand staff quarters. The entire colony is further divided into different colonies such as the East Colony, R.E.Colony, Driver's Colony, Doubling Colony, Loco Colony, Accounts Colony, Etwari Bazar, etc. The religious institution includes the mosque in Loco Colony, The Kali Temples in R.E.Colony, Etwari Bazar and Account's Colony, The Durga Mandir of Bengali Association, The Lord Balaji and Satya Sai Mandir of Andhra Association, The Hanuman Mandir of Station and Panch More, The Radha-Krishna Temple of Station and Panch More, The Chakradharpur branches of Bharat Sevashram Sangha, Shri Aurobindo Society and Shri Ramakrishna Mission, etc. The Railway Station, all the Railway Divisional Offices, Running Room, Railway Schools, Kendriya Vidalaya and all the Railway Hospitals, Main Post Office, BSNL Office, all the RPF Barraks, etc. are in the Railway colony.

The Balaji Temple built with assistance from Tirumala Tirupati Devasathanam (TTD) by a group of Railway employees and social workers. It celebrated its SILVER JUBILEE in 2009.The Current team of peoples who are responsible for the maintenance of temple includes M.K Rao, V. Subramanyam, Gauri Shanker, Murli, Pedda, Sonu etc. The Bengalee Association was established in 1919, till then mainly it observes the Durga, Lakshmi and Kali Pujas, idol-makers from Kumartoli-Kolkata used to come and prepare the idols, recently in the year 2009 the permanent Idol of Goddess Durga (Mahisasur-Mardini) has been placed, with the help of the local/neighboring residents, which is made up of one single white marble stone of 6 ft height. Till then Pujas are performed throughout the year and special celebrations are organized during the Occasions like Durga Puja, Lakshmi Puja, Kali Puja, Basanti Puja, etc. Mr. Pradip Kumar Mukherjee, a Life Insurance Corporation Of India employee, is the present General Secretary of the Bengalee Association.

There are two institutes, the South-East Institute and the South-West Institute, from the British time, which were used as theaters and recreation clubs by the Britishers. These are now used for marriage and other parties and cultural programs. There are facilities like Auditorium, Indoor Badminton Court, Tennis Court, Gym, Volley ball Court, and Basketball Court, Library etc., in the South-West Institute. Just beside the South-West Institute, located is the Chess Academy run by SERSA/CKP (South Eastern Railway Sports Association, Chakradharpur). Chakradharpur is amongst a very rare place to have Chess Academy in India, as it was a child from Chakradharpur who won the Under-16 International Chess Championship, held in Spain, Chess has become a very popular game in this area. There is a stadium, named 'Iqbal Singh Sindhu Stadium' run by SERSA/CKP, the most prestigious occasion here is the Annual Steel Express Football Tounament, in which teams like Mohamadan Sporting Club Kolkata, Goa, etc. take part. Apart from these there is one newly constructed 'Kalyan Mandap', which has a very big auditorium and can easily accommodate more than thousand people for any kind of cultural meet and marriage party. There is an Officer's Club where the VIP parties are organized and the VVIP guests from outside are rested. It has a nice garden, party hall and luxurious rooms, along with an auditorium and swimming-pool.