It is a village in the Chandankiyari CD block in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across.

The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of 1,070 metres (3,510 ft).

The 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) long, 55 metres (180 ft) high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand.

[5] The Raghunathpur-Chandankiyari Road meets State Highway 12 (Jharkhand) at Chandankiyari.