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, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service, who also functions as the District Magistrate and District Collector.
A Superintendent of Police, 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 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.CodeDistrictHeadquartersArea Population Population Density Map
1BOBokaroBokaro Steel City2,8832,062,330715
2CHChatraChatra3,7181,042,886280
3DEDeogharDeoghar2,4771,492,073602
4DHDhanbadDhanbad2,0402,684,4871316
5DUDumkaDumka3,7611,321,442351
6ESEast SinghbhumJamshedpur3,5622,293,919644
7GAGarhwaGarhwa4,0931,322,784323
8GIGiridihGiridih4,9622,445,474493
9GOGoddaGodda2,2661,313,551580
10GUGumlaGumla5,3601,025,213191
11HAHazaribaghHazaribagh3,5551,734,495488
12JAJamtaraJamtara1,811791,042437
13KHKhuntiKhunti2,535531,885210
14KOKodermaKodarma1,655716,259282
15LALateharLatehar4,291726,978169
16LOLohardagaLohardaga1,502461,790307
17PKPakurPakur1,811900,422497
18PLPalamuMedininagar4,3931,939,869442
19RMRamgarhRamgarh Cantonment1,341949,443708
20RARanchiRanchi5,0972,914,253572
21SASahibganjSahibganj2,0631,150,567558
22SKSaraikela-KharsawanSaraikela2,6571,065,056401
23SDSimdegaSimdega3,774599,578159
24WSWest SinghbhumChaibasa7,2241,502,338208