List of districts of Jharkhand

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)
Government
Subdivisions

Jharkhand, a state of India, has twenty-four administrative districts.[1]

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.[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

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:

  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 District Headquarters Area[3] (km2) Population[3] (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 Jamtara Jamtara 1,811 791,042 437
13 Khunti Khunti 2,535 531,885 210
14 KO Kodarma Kodarma 1,655 716,259 282
15 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 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 Saraikela-Kharsawan Saraikela 2,657 1,065,056 401
23 Simdega Simdega 3,774 599,578 159
24 WS West Singhbhum Chaibasa 7,224 1,502,338 208

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Districts of Jharkhand". Government of Jharkhand Portal.
  2. ^ "Administrative Setup | DISTRICT RANCHI, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND | India". Retrieved 2025-10-16.
  3. ^ a b Primary Census Abstract Data Tables (India & States/UTs - District Level)
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