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.

[6] According to the 2011 Census of India, Chas CD block had a total population of 671,762, of which 249,083 were rural and 422,679 were urban.

[10] Chas CD block has two census towns (2011 population figure in brackets): Bokaro Steel City (414,827) and Bandhgora (7,859).

[12] Large villages (with 4,000+ population) in Chas CD block are (2011 census figures in brackets): Pupunkighatbera (5,928), Narayanpur (7,167), Tentulia (7,085), Ghatiali (10,362), Chakalia (4,200), Kanrra (8,352), Kumri (4,885), Khamarbandi (5,682), Punrru (5,510) and Bhanrro (5,334).

[17][18][19] 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%).

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.

Chas CD block had 7 senior secondary schools and 1 degree college.

It is affiliated to Jharkhand Academic Council and Vinoba Bhave University, and offers intermediate and degree courses in arts, science and commerce.

[27] Swami Sahajnanda College, Chas, was established in 1984 and secured university affiliation in 1993.

It is affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University and offers courses in arts, science and commerce.