Chandil Dam
dam in Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand
Chandil Dam was built across the Subarnarekha, in Bihar (later Jharkhand), as a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project.
Geography
Location
Chandil Dam is located near Chandil, at 22.9747°N 86.0203°E / 22.9747; 86.0203. It is in Chandil block in Seraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand state, India.
Area overview
The area shown in the map has been described as "part of the southern fringe of the Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract". 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.
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.
Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project
Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project, jointly sponsored by the governments of Bihar (later Jharkhand), Odisha and West Bengal, supported by a joint agreement signed in 1978. The main components of the project were Chandil Dam and Galudih Barrage across the Subarnarekha, Icha Dam and Kharkhai Barrage across the Kharkai, and associated canal network.
The project
Chandil Dam has a length of 720.10 m (2,362.5 ft) (300.10 m earthen + 400 m concrete) and a height of a height of 56.5 m (185 ft).
“Chandil Dam” enters the record as dam in Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Chandil, Seraikela and Kharsawan can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 18, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q109974875. Authority coordinates are 22.975, 86.020. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1978.
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