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 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. It has an average elevation of 222 metres.It is located 140 km south of state capital Ranchi,25 km from Chakradharpur ,58 km from Jamshedpur.