Chandil block
Chandil | |
|---|---|
Community development block | |
The crowd at Tusu festival at Chandil. The tall structures in the background are called 'choudals'. | |
Chandil Location in Jharkhand Chandil Chandil (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°58′05″N 86°03′56″E / 22.9681°N 86.0656°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Seraikela Kharsawan |
| Government | |
| • Type | Federal democracy |
| Area | |
• Total | 375.68 km2 (145.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 157,949 |
| • Density | 420.43/km2 (1,088.9/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi, Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 832401 |
| Telephone/STD code | 06591 |
| Vehicle registration | JH 22 |
| Literacy | 66.74% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ranchi |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Ichagarh |
| Website | seraikela |
Chandil block is a CD block that forms an administrative division in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district, in the Indian state of Jharkhand.