State Profile : JHARKHAND

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Administrative Divisions and Districts

Presently, 24 districts of Jharkhand 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


Districts and Sub-divisions

There are 24 districts and 45 sub- divisions in Jharkhand.

Sl No. District Sub-division
01 Deoghar Deoghar, Madhupur
02 Dumka Dumka
03 Bokaro Bermo, Chas
04 Giridih Giridih, Dumri, Khorimahua, Saria
05 Koderma Koderma
06 Godda Godda, Mahgama
07 Chatra Chatra, Simariya
08 Dhanbad Dhanbad
09 Gharwha Gharwha, Nagaruntari, Ranka
10 East-Singhbhum Dhalbhumgarh, Ghatshila
11 Jamtara Jamtara
12 Saraikela-Kharsawan Saraikela, Chandil
13 Ranchi Ranchi, Bundu
14 Pakur Pakur
15 Latehar Latehar, Mahuadand
16 Hazaribagh Hazaribagh, Barhi
17 Lohardaga Lohardaga
18 Palamu Medininagar, Chhatarpur, Husainabad
19 Ramghar Ramghar
20 Simdega Simdega
21 West-Singhbhum Chaibasa, Podahaat, Jagannathpur
22 Sahebganj Sahebganj, Rajmahal
23 Gumla Gumla, Chainpur, Basia
24 Khunti Khunti