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[[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==
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# [[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
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|[[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]
|[[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]
|[[Bokaro Steel City]]
|[[Bokaro Steel City]]
|2,383
|2,883
|2,062,330
|2,062,330
|715
|715
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|-
|-
|12
|12
|
|JA
|[[Jamtara district|Jamtara]]
|[[Jamtara district|Jamtara]]
|[[Jamtara]]
|[[Jamtara]]
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|-
|13
|13
|
|KH
|[[Khunti district|Khunti]]
|[[Khunti district|Khunti]]
|[[Khunti]]
|[[Khunti]]
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|14
|14
|KO
|KO
|[[Koderma district|Kodarma]]
|[[Koderma district|Koderma]]
|[[Kodarma]]
|[[Kodarma]]
|1,433
|1,655
|716,259
|716,259
|282
|282
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|-
|-
|15
|15
|
|LA
|[[Latehar district|Latehar]]
|[[Latehar district|Latehar]]
|[[Latehar]]
|[[Latehar]]
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|-
|19
|19
|
|RM
|[[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh]]
|[[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh]]
|[[Ramgarh Cantonment]]
|[[Ramgarh Cantonment]]
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|-
|22
|22
|
|SK
|[[Seraikela Kharsawan district|Saraikela Kharsawan]]
|[[Seraikela Kharsawan district|Saraikela-Kharsawan]]
|[[Saraikela]]
|[[Saraikela]]
|2,657
|2,657
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|-
|23
|23
|
|SD
|[[Simdega district|Simdega]]
|[[Simdega district|Simdega]]
|[[Simdega]]
|[[Simdega]]
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==Notes and references==
==Notes and references==
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==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]

Latest revision as of 12:34, 7 January 2026


Districts of Jharkhand
Districts of Jharkhand
CategoryDistricts
LocationJharkhand
Number24 districts
PopulationsLohardaga – 461,790 (lowest); Ranchi – 2,914,253 (highest)
AreasRamgarh – 1,341 km2 (518 sq mi) (smallest); West Singhbhum – 7,224 km2 (2,789 sq mi) (largest)
GovernmentGovernment of Jharkhand
SubdivisionsSubdivisions 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.[1]

Administration[edit | edit source]

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.[2]

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[edit | edit source]

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 | edit source]

There are 24 districts of Jharkhand, which are grouped in to 5 divisions. These divisions are:

  1. Palamu division - 3 Districts: Palamu, Garhwa, Latehar - Headquarters: Medininagar
  2. North Chotanagpur division - 7 Districts: Chatra, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Ramgarh, Bokaro, Dhanbad - Headquarters: Hazaribagh
  3. South Chotanagpur division - 5 Districts: Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega, Ranchi, Khunti - Headquarters: Ranchi
  4. Kolhan division - 3 Districts: West Singhbhum, Saraikela-Kharsawan, East Singhbhum - Headquarters: Chaibasa
  5. Santhal Pargana division - 6 Districts: Jamtara, Deoghar, Dumka, Pakur, Godda, Sahebganj - Headquarters: Dumka

Below is the list of districts:

SI No. Code[3] District Headquarters Area[4] (km2) Population[4] (2011) Population Density (/km2) Map
1 BO Bokaro Bokaro Steel City 2,883 2,062,330 715
2 CH Chatra Chatra 3,718 1,042,886 280
3 DE Deoghar Deoghar 2,477 1,492,073 602
4 DH Dhanbad Dhanbad 2,040 2,684,487 1316
5 DU Dumka Dumka 3,761 1,321,442 351
6 ES East Singhbhum Jamshedpur 3,562 2,293,919 644
7 GA Garhwa Garhwa 4,093 1,322,784 323
8 GI Giridih Giridih 4,962 2,445,474 493
9 GO Godda Godda 2,266 1,313,551 580
10 GU Gumla Gumla 5,360 1,025,213 191
11 HA Hazaribagh Hazaribagh 3,555 1,734,495 488
12 JA Jamtara Jamtara 1,811 791,042 437
13 KH Khunti Khunti 2,535 531,885 210
14 KO Koderma Kodarma 1,655 716,259 282
15 LA Latehar Latehar 4,291 726,978 169
16 LO Lohardaga Lohardaga 1,502 461,790 307
17 PK Pakur Pakur 1,811 900,422 497
18 PL Palamu Medininagar 4,393 1,939,869 442
19 RM Ramgarh Ramgarh Cantonment 1,341 949,443 708
20 RA Ranchi Ranchi 5,097 2,914,253 572
21 SA Sahibganj Sahibganj 2,063 1,150,567 558
22 SK Saraikela-Kharsawan Saraikela 2,657 1,065,056 401
23 SD Simdega Simdega 3,774 599,578 159
24 WS West Singhbhum Chaibasa 7,224 1,502,338 208

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes and references[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Districts of Jharkhand". Government of Jharkhand Portal.
  2. ↑ "Administrative Setup | DISTRICT RANCHI, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND | India". Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  3. ↑ "NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2" (PDF). Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. 12 February 2018. pp. 5–10. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Primary Census Abstract Data Tables (India & States/UTs - District Level)

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