| Chandankiyari | |
| Settlement Type: | Suburb |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.5781°N 86.3598°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Bokaro |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 9,836 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 828134 (Chandankiyari) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 0326 |
Chandnakiyari is a suburb in Bokaro, Jharkhand, India. It is a village in the Chandankiyari CD block in the Chas subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is planned to be a part of Greater Bokaro. It is also a major industrial hub and houses several companies of Bokaro. It is under the region of Chas municipal corporation.
Chandankiyari is located at 23.5781°N 86.3598°W.
Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the Chota Nagpur Plateau with the Damodar River cutting a valley right across. It has an average elevation of above mean sea level. The highest hill, Lugu Pahar, rises to a height of . The East Bokaro Coalfield located in the Bermo-Phusro area and small intrusions of Jharia Coalfield make Bokaro a coal rich district. In 1965, one of the largest steel manufacturing units in the country, Bokaro Steel Plant, operated by Steel Authority of India Limited, was set-up at Bokaro Steel City. The Damodar Valley Corporation established its first thermal power station at Bokaro (Thermal). The long, high earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway, Tenughat Dam, across the Damodar River, is operated by the Government of Jharkhand. The average annual rainfall is . The soil is generally infertile and agriculture is mostly rain-fed.[1] [2]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Chandankiyari has a police station.[3]
The headquarters of Chandankiyari CD block are located at Chandankiyari.[4]
According to the 2011 Census of India Chandankiyari had a total population of 9,836, of which 5,127 (52%) were males and 4,709 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 1,486. The total number of literate persons in Chandankiyari was 5,767 (84.89% of the population over 6 years).[5]
The Raghunathpur-Chandankiyari Road meets State Highway 12 (Jharkhand) at Chandankiyari.[6]