| Districts of Jharkhand | |
|---|---|
 Districts of Jharkhand | |
| Category | Districts |
| Location | Jharkhand |
| Number | 24 districts |
| Populations | Lohardaga – 461,790 (lowest); Ranchi – 2,914,253 (highest) |
| Areas | Ramgarh – 1,341 km2 (518 sq mi) (smallest); West Singhbhum – 7,224 km2 (2,789 sq mi) (largest) |
| Government | Government of Jharkhand |
| Subdivisions | Subdivisions 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:
- 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[3] | District | Headquarters | Area[4] (km2) | Population[4] (2011) | Population Density (/km2) | Map |
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| 1 | BO | Bokaro | Bokaro Steel City | 2,883 | 2,062,330 | 715 | .svg)
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| 2 | CH | Chatra | Chatra | 3,718 | 1,042,886 | 280 | .svg)
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| 3 | DE | Deoghar | Deoghar | 2,477 | 1,492,073 | 602 | .svg)
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| 4 | DH | Dhanbad | Dhanbad | 2,040 | 2,684,487 | 1316 | .svg)
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| 5 | DU | Dumka | Dumka | 3,761 | 1,321,442 | 351 | .svg)
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| 6 | ES | East Singhbhum | Jamshedpur | 3,562 | 2,293,919 | 644 | .svg)
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| 7 | GA | Garhwa | Garhwa | 4,093 | 1,322,784 | 323 | .svg)
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| 8 | GI | Giridih | Giridih | 4,962 | 2,445,474 | 493 | .svg)
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| 9 | GO | Godda | Godda | 2,266 | 1,313,551 | 580 | .svg)
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| 10 | GU | Gumla | Gumla | 5,360 | 1,025,213 | 191 | .svg)
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| 11 | HA | Hazaribagh | Hazaribagh | 3,555 | 1,734,495 | 488 | .svg)
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| 12 | JA | Jamtara | Jamtara | 1,811 | 791,042 | 437 | .svg)
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| 13 | KH | Khunti | Khunti | 2,535 | 531,885 | 210 | .svg)
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| 14 | KO | Koderma | Kodarma | 1,655 | 716,259 | 282 | .svg)
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| 15 | LA | Latehar | Latehar | 4,291 | 726,978 | 169 | .svg)
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| 16 | LO | Lohardaga | Lohardaga | 1,502 | 461,790 | 307 | .svg)
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| 17 | PK | Pakur | Pakur | 1,811 | 900,422 | 497 | .svg)
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| 18 | PL | Palamu | Medininagar | 4,393 | 1,939,869 | 442 | .svg)
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| 19 | RM | Ramgarh | Ramgarh Cantonment | 1,341 | 949,443 | 708 | .svg)
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| 20 | RA | Ranchi | Ranchi | 5,097 | 2,914,253 | 572 | .svg)
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| 21 | SA | Sahibganj | Sahibganj | 2,063 | 1,150,567 | 558 | .svg)
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| 22 | SK | Saraikela-Kharsawan | Saraikela | 2,657 | 1,065,056 | 401 | .svg)
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| 23 | SD | Simdega | Simdega | 3,774 | 599,578 | 159 | .svg)
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| 24 | WS | West Singhbhum | Chaibasa | 7,224 | 1,502,338 | 208 | .svg)
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See also[edit | edit source]
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Districts of Jharkhand". Government of Jharkhand Portal.
- ↑ "Administrative Setup | DISTRICT RANCHI, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND | India". Retrieved 2025-10-16.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Primary Census Abstract Data Tables (India & States/UTs - District Level)