| 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 | |
| Subdivisions | |
TheIndian state ofJharkhand is divided into 24 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a state which are further subdivided intosub-divisions andblocks.[1]
A district in an Indian state is an administrative and geographical unit, headed by aDeputy Commissioner (DC), an officer belonging to theIndian Administrative Service (IAS), who also functions as theDistrict Magistrate andDistrict Collector.[2]
ASuperintendent of Police (SP), an officer belonging toIndian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of police administration, maintaining law and order and related issues.
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.
There are 24 districts of Jharkhand, which are grouped in to 5 divisions. These divisions are:
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 | .svg) |
| 2 | CH | Chatra | Chatra | 3,718 | 1,042,886 | 280 | .svg) |
| 3 | DE | Deoghar | Deoghar | 2,477 | 1,492,073 | 602 | .svg) |
| 4 | DH | Dhanbad | Dhanbad | 2,040 | 2,684,487 | 1316 | .svg) |
| 5 | DU | Dumka | Dumka | 3,761 | 1,321,442 | 351 | .svg) |
| 6 | ES | East Singhbhum | Jamshedpur | 3,562 | 2,293,919 | 644 | .svg) |
| 7 | GA | Garhwa | Garhwa | 4,093 | 1,322,784 | 323 | .svg) |
| 8 | GI | Giridih | Giridih | 4,962 | 2,445,474 | 493 | .svg) |
| 9 | GO | Godda | Godda | 2,266 | 1,313,551 | 580 | .svg) |
| 10 | GU | Gumla | Gumla | 5,360 | 1,025,213 | 191 | .svg) |
| 11 | HA | Hazaribagh | Hazaribagh | 3,555 | 1,734,495 | 488 | .svg) |
| 12 | JA | Jamtara | Jamtara | 1,811 | 791,042 | 437 | .svg) |
| 13 | KH | Khunti | Khunti | 2,535 | 531,885 | 210 | .svg) |
| 14 | KO | Koderma | Kodarma | 1,655 | 716,259 | 282 | .svg) |
| 15 | LA | Latehar | Latehar | 4,291 | 726,978 | 169 | .svg) |
| 16 | LO | Lohardaga | Lohardaga | 1,502 | 461,790 | 307 | .svg) |
| 17 | PK | Pakur | Pakur | 1,811 | 900,422 | 497 | .svg) |
| 18 | PL | Palamu | Medininagar | 4,393 | 1,939,869 | 442 | .svg) |
| 19 | RM | Ramgarh | Ramgarh Cantonment | 1,341 | 949,443 | 708 | .svg) |
| 20 | RA | Ranchi | Ranchi | 5,097 | 2,914,253 | 572 | .svg) |
| 21 | SA | Sahibganj | Sahibganj | 2,063 | 1,150,567 | 558 | .svg) |
| 22 | SK | Saraikela-Kharsawan | Saraikela | 2,657 | 1,065,056 | 401 | .svg) |
| 23 | SD | Simdega | Simdega | 3,774 | 599,578 | 159 | .svg) |
| 24 | WS | West Singhbhum | Chaibasa | 7,224 | 1,502,338 | 208 | .svg) |
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