Chandankiyari is a community development block that forms an administrative division in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Overview Bokaro district, a part of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, has undulating surface with the altitude varying between 200 and 282 m. Topographically, the entire area is divided into three parts – the Bokaro uplands in the west, the Bokaro-Chas uplands in the middle and Barakar basin in the east. The general slope of the region is from the west to the east. The main rivers are the Damodar, Garga, Parga, Konar and Gobei. The district, covered with hills and forests, is a mining-industrial area. With the construction of the gigantic Bokaro Steel Plant in the nineteen sixties, it has become the focal point of this district. Maoist activities Jharkhand is one of the states affected by Maoist activities. , Bokaro was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state., Bokaro was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities. Geography Chandankiyari is located at . Chandankiyari CD block is bounded by Dhanbad and Jharia CD blocks, in Dhanbad district, on the north, Para and Purulia II CD blocks, in Purulia district of West Bengal, on the east, Purulia I CD block, in Purulia district, on the south, and Chas CD block on the west. Chandankiyari CD block has an area of 374.74 km2. It has 54 gram panchayats, 128 villages and 2 census towns. Chandankiyari and Siyaljori police stations are located in this CD Block. Headquarters of this CD Block is at Chandankiyari. Chandankiyari is an intermediate panchayat under Bokaro Zilla panchayat. Village panchayats part of Chandankiyari intermediate panchayat are: Aadrkuri, Amainagar, Amlabad, Arita, Bagula, Barajor, Bastora, Batbinor, Bhojudih East, Bhojudih West, Boriyadih, Chandra, Chankiyari E, Chankiyari W, Damudih, Devgram, Fasro, Gamhariya, Jhalbarda, Kalikapur, Khirabera, Kumirdowa, Kusumkiyari, Laghla, Lalpur, Lanka, Madhra, Mahal East, Mahal West, Nawadiha, Nayawan, Polkari, Sabra, Saharjori, Silfor, Simuliya, Siyaljori, Shiv Babudih, Silfor, Simuliya, and Siyaljori Demographics Population According to the 2011 Census of India, Chandankiyari CD block had a total population of 230,238, of which 218,597 were rural and 11,641 were urban. There were 119,606 (52%) males and 110,632 (48%) females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 36,317. Scheduled Castes numbered 58,208 (25.28%) and Scheduled Tribes numbered 18,971 (8.24%). Chandankiyari CD block has two census towns (2011 population