Jharkhand, a state of India, has twenty-four administrative districts.[1]
Administration[edit]
A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.
A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.
History[edit]
At the time of formation, Jharkhand state had 18 districts. Later, six more districts were carved out by reorganizing these districts. The 23rd and 24th districts- Khunti and Ramgarh (carved out of erstwhile Ranchi and Hazaribagh District respectively) were made a district on 12 September 2007.
Administrative Divisions and District[edit]
There are 24 districts of Jharkhand, which are grouped in to 5 divisions. These divisions are:
- Palamu division - 3 Districts: Palamu, Garhwa, Latehar - Headquarters: Medininagar
- North Chotanagpur division - 7 Districts: Chatra, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Ramgarh, Bokaro, Dhanbad - Headquarters: Hazaribagh
- South Chotanagpur division - 5 Districts: Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega, Ranchi, Khunti - Headquarters: Ranchi
- Kolhan division - 3 Districts: West Singhbhum, Saraikela-Kharsawan, East Singhbhum - Headquarters: Chaibasa
- Santhal Pargana division - 6 Districts: Jamtara, Deoghar, Dumka, Pakur, Godda, Sahebganj - Headquarters: Dumka
Below is the list of districts:
| SI No. | Code | District | Headquarters | Area[2] (km2) | Population[2] (2011) | Population Density (/km2) | Map |
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| 1 | BO | Bokaro | Bokaro Steel City | 2,883 | 2,062,330 | 715 | 
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| 2 | CH | Chatra | Chatra | 3,718 | 1,042,886 | 280 | 
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| 3 | DE | Deoghar | Deoghar | 2,477 | 1,492,073 | 602 | 
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| 4 | DH | Dhanbad | Dhanbad | 2,040 | 2,684,487 | 1316 | 
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| 5 | DU | Dumka | Dumka | 3,761 | 1,321,442 | 351 | 
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| 6 | ES | East Singhbhum | Jamshedpur | 3,562 | 2,293,919 | 644 | 
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| 7 | GA | Garhwa | Garhwa | 4,093 | 1,322,784 | 323 | 
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| 8 | GI | Giridih | Giridih | 4,962 | 2,445,474 | 493 | 
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| 9 | GO | Godda | Godda | 2,266 | 1,313,551 | 580 | 
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| 10 | GU | Gumla | Gumla | 5,360 | 1,025,213 | 191 | 
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| 11 | HA | Hazaribagh | Hazaribagh | 3,555 | 1,734,495 | 488 | 
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| 12 | Jamtara | Jamtara | 1,811 | 791,042 | 437 | 
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| 13 | Khunti | Khunti | 2,535 | 531,885 | 210 | 
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| 14 | KO | Kodarma | Kodarma | 2,540 | 716,259 | 282 | 
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| 15 | Latehar | Latehar | 4,291 | 726,978 | 169 | 
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| 16 | LO | Lohardaga | Lohardaga | 1,502 | 461,790 | 307 | 
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| 17 | PK | Pakur | Pakur | 1,811 | 900,422 | 497 | 
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| 18 | PL | Palamu | Medininagar | 4,393 | 1,939,869 | 442 | 
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| 19 | Ramgarh | Ramgarh Cantonment | 1,341 | 949,443 | 708 | 
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| 20 | RA | Ranchi | Ranchi | 5,097 | 2,914,253 | 572 | 
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| 21 | SA | Sahibganj | Sahibganj | 2,063 | 1,150,567 | 558 | 
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| 22 | Saraikela-Kharsawan | Saraikela | 2,657 | 1,065,056 | 401 | 
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| 23 | Simdega | Simdega | 3,774 | 599,578 | 159 | 
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| 24 | WS | West Singhbhum | Chaibasa | 7,224 | 1,502,338 | 208 | 
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See also[edit]
Notes and references[edit]
- ^ "Districts of Jharkhand". Government of Jharkhand Portal.
- ^ a b Primary Census Abstract Data Tables (India & States/UTs - District Level)
External links[edit]
Jharkhand travel guide from Wikivoyage- Travel guide to Jharkhand's districts
- Jharkhand State Government Official website
