Administrative divisions of Jharkhand

Administrative divisions of Jharkhand
Administrative divisions of Jharkhand
Category	Administrative division
Location	Jharkhand
Number	5 divisions
Populations	Palamu – 3,989,631 (lowest); North Chotanagpur – 11,635,374 (highest)
Areas	Santhal Pargana – 12,601 km2 (4,865 sq mi) (smallest); North Chotanagpur – 21,039 km2 (8,123 sq mi) (largest)
Government	Government of Jharkhand
Subdivisions	Districts of Jharkhand

Jharkhand is divided into five Administrative divisions namely South Chotanagpur, North Chotanagpur, Kolhan, Palamu and Santhal Pargana. ^[1]

Background

Jharkhand state was created as 28th state of India by the Bihar Re-organization Act on 15 November 2000. State was created due to its underdevelopment and social justice. Jharkhand has 5 neighborhood states e.g. Bihar on the North, Orissa on the South, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh on the west West Bengal on the East.

Administration

Jharkhand states are subdivided into divisions, which have official administrative governmental status, and each division is headed by Divisional commissioner who is a senior IAS officer.

List of divisions

Division	Headquarters	Districts	Area (km²)	Population (2011)	Map
Palamu	Medininagar	Garhwa Latehar Palamu	12,777	3,989,631
North Chotanagpur	Hazaribagh	Bokaro Chatra Dhanbad Giridih Hazaribagh Koderma Ramgarh	21,039	11,635,374
Santhal Pargana	Dumka	Godda Deoghar Dumka Jamtara Sahibganj Pakur	12,601	6,969,097
South Chotanagpur	Ranchi	Gumla Khunti Lohardaga Ranchi Simdega	18,235	5,532,719
Kolhan	Chaibasa	East Singhbhum Seraikela Kharsawan West Singhbhum	13,443	4,861,313

See also

• Districts of Jharkhand

References

1. "Jharkhand: An Overview" (PDF). jharkhand.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013.