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.

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.

With the construction of the gigantic Bokaro Steel Plant in the nineteen sixties, it has become the focal point of this district.

[3]As of 2016[update], Bokaro was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities.

[8][9] Chandankiyari and Siyaljori police stations are located in this CD Block.

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[11] 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.

[9] Chandankiyari CD block has two census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Amlabad (4,636) and Bhojudih (7,005).

[9] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Chandankiyari CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Adarkurni (4,889), Jhalbarda (6,375), Arita (4,723), Nadiha (6,172), Kumirdoba (4,035), Chandra (7,174), Silajuri (4,954), Mahal (9,304), Laghla (4,375) and Chandankiyari (9,386).

[16][17][18] In the 2001 census, the three most populous mother tongues (spoken language/ medium of communication between a mother and her children) in Bokaro district were (with percentage of total population in brackets): Khortha (41.08%), Hindi (17.05%) and Santali (10.78%).

In the 2011 census, scheduled tribes constituted 12.40% of the total population of the district.

It includes factory, mining, plantation, transport and office workers, those engaged in business and commerce, teachers, entertainment artistes and so on.

The fund created by the Government of India is designed to redress regional imbalances in development.