List of districts of Jharkhand - Revision history

TajWoolcock75: brief corrected intro per sources and corrected details

2026-01-07T07:04:06Z

brief corrected intro per sources and corrected details

← Older revision		Revision as of 12:34, 7 January 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	{{~~short~~ description\|~~Bharatpedia list article~~}}		{{Short description\|None}}
	~~[[File:~~Districts of Jharkhand map.svg\|~~thumb~~\|~~300x300px~~\|~~Districts~~ of Jharkhand]]		{{Infobox subdivision type
	[[Jharkhand]]~~, a~~ [[~~States and territories of~~ India\|state]] of [[India]]~~, has twenty-four administrative districts~~.<ref>{{cite web\|title=Districts of Jharkhand\|url=http://jharkhand.gov.in/districts_list.html\|publisher=Government of Jharkhand Portal}}</ref>		\| name =Districts of Jharkhand
			\| map =Districts of Jharkhand map.svg
			\| category =Districts
			\| territory =[[Jharkhand]]
			\| start_date =
			\| current_number =24 districts
			\| number_date =
			\| population_range =[[Lohardaga district\|Lohardaga]] – 461,790 (lowest); [[Ranchi district\|Ranchi]] – 2,914,253 (highest)
			\| area_range =[[Ramgarh district\|Ramgarh]] – {{Convert\|1341\|km2\|sqmi\|abbr=on}} (smallest); [[West Singhbhum district\|West Singhbhum]] – {{Convert\|7224\|km2\|sqmi\|abbr=on}} (largest)
			\| government =[[Government of Jharkhand]]
			\| subdivision =[[Subdivisions of Jharkhand]]
			\| caption =Districts of Jharkhand
			}}
			The [[India\|Indian]] state of [[Jharkhand]] is divided into 24 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a state which are further subdivided into [[Subdivision in India\|sub-divisions]] and [[Community development block\|blocks]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Districts of Jharkhand\|url=http://jharkhand.gov.in/districts_list.html\|publisher=Government of Jharkhand Portal}}</ref>

	==Administration==		==Administration==
	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 district in an Indian state is an administrative and geographical unit, headed by a [[Deputy Commissioner#India\|Deputy Commissioner]] (DC), an officer belonging to the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS), who also functions as the [[District Magistrate]] and [[District Collector]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Administrative Setup {{!}} DISTRICT RANCHI, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND {{!}} India \|url=https://ranchi.nic.in/administrative-setup/ \|access-date=2025-10-16 \|language=en-US}}</ref>

	A ~~superintendent~~ of Police, an officer belonging to [[Indian Police Service]] is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.		A [[Superintendent of police (India)\|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==		==History==
Line 17:		Line 30:
	# [[North Chotanagpur division]] - 7 Districts: [[Chatra district\|Chatra]], [[Hazaribagh district\|Hazaribagh]], [[Koderma district\|Koderma]], [[Giridih district\|Giridih]], [[Ramgarh district\|Ramgarh]], [[Bokaro district\|Bokaro]], [[Dhanbad district\|Dhanbad]] - Headquarters: [[Hazaribagh]]		# [[North Chotanagpur division]] - 7 Districts: [[Chatra district\|Chatra]], [[Hazaribagh district\|Hazaribagh]], [[Koderma district\|Koderma]], [[Giridih district\|Giridih]], [[Ramgarh district\|Ramgarh]], [[Bokaro district\|Bokaro]], [[Dhanbad district\|Dhanbad]] - Headquarters: [[Hazaribagh]]
	# [[South Chotanagpur division]] - 5 Districts: [[Lohardaga district\|Lohardaga]], [[Gumla district\|Gumla]], [[Simdega district\|Simdega]], [[Ranchi district\|Ranchi]], [[Khunti district\|Khunti]] - Headquarters: [[Ranchi]]		# [[South Chotanagpur division]] - 5 Districts: [[Lohardaga district\|Lohardaga]], [[Gumla district\|Gumla]], [[Simdega district\|Simdega]], [[Ranchi district\|Ranchi]], [[Khunti district\|Khunti]] - Headquarters: [[Ranchi]]
	# [[Kolhan division]] - 3 Districts: [[West Singhbhum district\|West Singhbhum]], [[Seraikela Kharsawan district\|Saraikela Kharsawan]], [[East Singhbhum district\|East Singhbhum]] - Headquarters: [[Chaibasa]]		# [[Kolhan division]] - 3 Districts: [[West Singhbhum district\|West Singhbhum]], [[Seraikela Kharsawan district\|Saraikela-Kharsawan]], [[East Singhbhum district\|East Singhbhum]] - Headquarters: [[Chaibasa]]
	# [[Santhal Pargana division]] - 6 Districts: [[Jamtara district\|Jamtara]], [[Deoghar district\|Deoghar]], [[Dumka district\|Dumka]], [[Pakur district\|Pakur]], [[Godda district\|Godda]], [[Sahebganj district\|Sahebganj]] - Headquarters: [[Dumka]]		# [[Santhal Pargana division]] - 6 Districts: [[Jamtara district\|Jamtara]], [[Deoghar district\|Deoghar]], [[Dumka district\|Dumka]], [[Pakur district\|Pakur]], [[Godda district\|Godda]], [[Sahebganj district\|Sahebganj]] - Headquarters: [[Dumka]]
	Below is the list of districts:		Below is the list of districts:
	{\| class="wikitable sortable"		{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	!SI No.		!SI No.
	!Code		!Code<ref name="distcodes">{{cite web \|date=12 February 2018 \|title=NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2 \|url=https://eforms.nic.in/docs/assets/download/NIC_Policy_on_format_of_e-mail_Address.pdf \|access-date=10 May 2021 \|publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)\|Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology]], Government of India \|pages=5–10 }}</ref>
	!District		!District
	!Headquarters		!Headquarters
Line 34:		Line 47:
	\|[[Bokaro district\|Bokaro]]		\|[[Bokaro district\|Bokaro]]
	\|[[Bokaro Steel City]]		\|[[Bokaro Steel City]]
	\|2,~~383~~		\|2,883
	\|2,062,330		\|2,062,330
	\|715		\|715
Line 130:		Line 143:
	\|-		\|-
	\|12		\|12
	\|		\|JA
	\|[[Jamtara district\|Jamtara]]		\|[[Jamtara district\|Jamtara]]
	\|[[Jamtara]]		\|[[Jamtara]]
Line 139:		Line 152:
	\|-		\|-
	\|13		\|13
	\|		\|KH
	\|[[Khunti district\|Khunti]]		\|[[Khunti district\|Khunti]]
	\|[[Khunti]]		\|[[Khunti]]
Line 149:		Line 162:
	\|14		\|14
	\|KO		\|KO
	\|[[Koderma district\|~~Kodarma~~]]		\|[[Koderma district\|Koderma]]
	\|[[Kodarma]]		\|[[Kodarma]]
	\|1,~~433~~		\|1,655
	\|716,259		\|716,259
	\|282		\|282
Line 157:		Line 170:
	\|-		\|-
	\|15		\|15
	\|		\|LA
	\|[[Latehar district\|Latehar]]		\|[[Latehar district\|Latehar]]
	\|[[Latehar]]		\|[[Latehar]]
Line 193:		Line 206:
	\|-		\|-
	\|19		\|19
	\|		\|RM
	\|[[Ramgarh district\|Ramgarh]]		\|[[Ramgarh district\|Ramgarh]]
	\|[[Ramgarh Cantonment]]		\|[[Ramgarh Cantonment]]
Line 220:		Line 233:
	\|-		\|-
	\|22		\|22
	\|		\|SK
	\|[[Seraikela Kharsawan district\|Saraikela Kharsawan]]		\|[[Seraikela Kharsawan district\|Saraikela-Kharsawan]]
	\|[[Saraikela]]		\|[[Saraikela]]
	\|2,657		\|2,657
Line 229:		Line 242:
	\|-		\|-
	\|23		\|23
	\|		\|SD
	\|[[Simdega district\|Simdega]]		\|[[Simdega district\|Simdega]]
	\|[[Simdega]]		\|[[Simdega]]
Line 253:		Line 266:

	==Notes and references==		==Notes and references==
	~~<!-- this 'empty' section displays references defined elsewhere -->~~
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	{{commons category\|Districts of Jharkhand}}		{{commons category\|Districts of Jharkhand}}

			* [https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand Latest news of Jharkhand. (in hindi)]

	*{{Wikivoyage-inline\|Jharkhand}}		*{{Wikivoyage-inline\|Jharkhand}}
	*[http://www.traveljharkhand.com/jharkhand-tourism/districts-in-jharkhand.html Travel guide to Jharkhand's districts]		*[http://www.traveljharkhand.com/jharkhand-tourism/districts-in-jharkhand.html Travel guide to Jharkhand's districts]

>Manishvarnval26 at 02:03, 19 September 2021

2021-09-19T02:03:13Z

New page

{{short description|Bharatpedia list article}}
[[File:Districts of Jharkhand map.svg|thumb|300x300px|Districts of Jharkhand]]
[[Jharkhand]], a [[States and territories of India|state]] of [[India]], has twenty-four administrative districts.<ref>{{cite web|title=Districts of Jharkhand|url=http://jharkhand.gov.in/districts_list.html|publisher=Government of Jharkhand Portal}}</ref>

==Administration==
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==
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 district|Palamu]], [[Garhwa district|Garhwa]], [[Latehar district|Latehar]] - Headquarters: [[Medininagar]]
# [[North Chotanagpur division]] - 7 Districts: [[Chatra district|Chatra]], [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]], [[Koderma district|Koderma]], [[Giridih district|Giridih]], [[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh]], [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]], [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]] - Headquarters: [[Hazaribagh]]
# [[South Chotanagpur division]] - 5 Districts: [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]], [[Gumla district|Gumla]], [[Simdega district|Simdega]], [[Ranchi district|Ranchi]], [[Khunti district|Khunti]] - Headquarters: [[Ranchi]]
# [[Kolhan division]] - 3 Districts: [[West Singhbhum district|West Singhbhum]], [[Seraikela Kharsawan district|Saraikela Kharsawan]], [[East Singhbhum district|East Singhbhum]] - Headquarters: [[Chaibasa]]
# [[Santhal Pargana division]] - 6 Districts: [[Jamtara district|Jamtara]], [[Deoghar district|Deoghar]], [[Dumka district|Dumka]], [[Pakur district|Pakur]], [[Godda district|Godda]], [[Sahebganj district|Sahebganj]] - Headquarters: [[Dumka]]
Below is the list of districts:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!SI No.
!Code
!District
!Headquarters
!data-sort-type="number" | Area<ref name=":0" /> (km<sup>2</sup>)
!data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name=":0">[http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/DDW_PCA0000_2011_Indiastatedist.xlsx Primary Census Abstract Data Tables (India & States/UTs - District Level)]</ref> (2011)
!data-sort-type="number" | Population Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)
!Map
|-
|1
|BO
|[[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]
|[[Bokaro Steel City]]
|2,383
|2,062,330
|715
|[[File:Bokaro in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|2
|CH
|[[Chatra district|Chatra]]
|[[Chatra, Jharkhand|Chatra]]
|3,718
|1,042,886
|280
|[[File:Chatra in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|3
|DE
|[[Deoghar district|Deoghar]]
|[[Deoghar]]
|2,477
|1,492,073
|602
|[[File:Deoghar in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|4
|DH
|[[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]
|[[Dhanbad]]
|2,040
|2,684,487
|1316
|[[File:Dhanbad in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|5
|DU
|[[Dumka district|Dumka]]
|[[Dumka]]
|3,761
|1,321,442
|351
|[[File:Dumka in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|6
|ES
|[[East Singhbhum district|East Singhbhum]]
|[[Jamshedpur]]
|3,562
|2,293,919
|644
|[[File:East Singhbhum in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|7
|GA
|[[Garhwa district|Garhwa]]
|[[Garhwa]]
|4,093
|1,322,784
|323
|[[File:Garhwa in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|8
|GI
|[[Giridih district|Giridih]]
|[[Giridih]]
|4,962
|2,445,474
|493
|[[File:Giridih in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|9
|GO
|[[Godda district|Godda]]
|[[Godda]]
|2,266
|1,313,551
|580
|[[File:Godda in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|10
|GU
|[[Gumla district|Gumla]]
|[[Gumla]]
|5,360
|1,025,213
|191
|[[File:Gumla in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|11
|HA
|[[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]]
|[[Hazaribagh]]
|3,555
|1,734,495
|488
|[[File:Hazaribagh in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|12
|
|[[Jamtara district|Jamtara]]
|[[Jamtara]]
|1,811
|791,042
|437
|[[File:Jamtara in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|13
|
|[[Khunti district|Khunti]]
|[[Khunti]]
|2,535
|531,885
|210
|[[File:Khunti in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|14
|KO
|[[Koderma district|Kodarma]]
|[[Kodarma]]
|1,433
|716,259
|282
|[[File:Koderma in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|15
|
|[[Latehar district|Latehar]]
|[[Latehar]]
|4,291
|726,978
|169
|[[File:Latehar in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|16
|LO
|[[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]]
|[[Lohardaga]]
|1,502
|461,790
|307
|[[File:Lohardaga in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|17
|PK
|[[Pakur district|Pakur]]
|[[Pakur]]
|1,811
|900,422
|497
|[[File:Pakur in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|18
|PL
|[[Palamu district|Palamu]]
|[[Medininagar]]
|4,393
|1,939,869
|442
|[[File:Palamu in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|19
|
|[[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh]]
|[[Ramgarh Cantonment]]
|1,341
|949,443
|708
|[[File:Ramgarh in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|20
|RA
|[[Ranchi district|Ranchi]]
|[[Ranchi]]
|5,097
|2,914,253
|572
|[[File:Ranchi in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|21
|SA
|[[Sahebganj district|Sahibganj]]
|[[Sahebganj|Sahibganj]]
|2,063
|1,150,567
|558
|[[File:Sahebganj in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|22
|
|[[Seraikela Kharsawan district|Saraikela Kharsawan]]
|[[Saraikela]]
|2,657
|1,065,056
|401
|[[File:Seraikela Kharsawan in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|23
|
|[[Simdega district|Simdega]]
|[[Simdega]]
|3,774
|599,578
|159
|[[File:Simdega in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|-
|24
|WS
|[[West Singhbhum district|West Singhbhum]]
|[[Chaibasa]]
|7,224
|1,502,338
|208
|[[File:West Singhbhum in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand]]
* [[Jharkhand]]

==Notes and references==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Districts of Jharkhand}}
*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Jharkhand}}
*[http://www.traveljharkhand.com/jharkhand-tourism/districts-in-jharkhand.html Travel guide to Jharkhand's districts]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090513031444/http://jharkhand.nic.in/ Jharkhand State Government Official website]

{{Jharkhand}}
{{Districts of India}}

[[Category:Districts of Jharkhand| ]]
[[Category:Jharkhand-related lists|Districts]]
[[Category:Lists of districts in India|Jharkhand]]