Background

Chaibasa is a town and a municipality in West Singhbhum district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Chaibasa is the district headquarters of West Singhbhum district. It is also the headquarter of
Singhbhum Kolhan division headed by the Divisional commissioner. It is famous as a mining hub as
well as for being the hometown of Birsa Munda, Jharkhand’s most well known freedom fighter.
Chaibasa is located at 22.57°N 85.82°E.[2] It has an average elevation of 222 metres. It is located
140 km south of state capital Ranchi, 25 km from Chakradharpur, and 65 km from Jamshedpur.