List of districts of Jharkhand

The Indian state of Jharkhand is divided into 24 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a state which are further subdivided into sub-divisions and blocks.

Administration A district in an Indian state is an administrative and geographical unit, headed by a Deputy Commissioner (DC), an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), who also functions as the District Magistrate and District Collector.

A Superintendent of Police (SP), an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of police administration, maintaining law and order and related issues.

History 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

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:

CodeDistrictHeadquarters Area (km2) PopulationPrimary Census Abstract Data Tables (India & States/UTs - District Level) (2011) Population Density (/km2)MapBOBokaroBokaro Steel City2,8832,062,330715CHChatraChatra3,7181,042,886280DEDeogharDeoghar2,4771,492,073602DHDhanbadDhanbad2,0402,684,4871316DUDumkaDumka3,7611,321,442351ESEast SinghbhumJamshedpur3,5622,293,919644GAGarhwaGarhwa4,0931,322,784323GIGiridihGiridih4,8542,445,474503GOGoddaGodda2,2661,313,551580GUGumlaGumla5,3601,025,213191HAHazaribaghHazaribagh3,5551,734,495488JAJamtaraJamtara1,811791,042437KHKhuntiKhunti2,535531,885210KOKodermaKodarma1,655716,259282LALateharLatehar4,291726,978169LOLohardagaLohardaga1,502461,790307PKPakurPakur1,811900,422497PLPalamuMedininagar4,3931,939,869442RMRamgarhRamgarh Cantonment1,341949,443708RARanchiRanchi5,0972,914,253572SASahibganjSahibganj2,0631,150,567558SKSaraikela-KharsawanSaraikela2,6571,065,056401SDSimdegaSimdega3,774599,578159WSWest SinghbhumChaibasa7,2241,502,338208

List of districts of Jharkhand

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