Chakradharpur

Chakradharpur is a town with a municipality in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India. It is located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau 62km west of Jamshedpur, 115km south of Ranchi, 101km east of Rourkela and 24km north of Chaibasa (which is the district headquarters). The town serves the mineral-rich areas of Jharkhand and Odisha, as well as the cement, steel and limestone industries in the region. The major languages spoken in this area are Santali, Ho, Odia, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, English, Kurmali, Urdu, Punjabi.Major inhabitants of the town are railway employees. It has a large share of area covered with railway establishments, primarily employees' quarters. It has scenic views and secluded landscapes in the periphery.