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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Regional divisions in Jharkhand}}<br />
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[[File:Jharkhand divisions map.png|300px|thumb|Administrative divisions of Jharkhand]]<br />
'''Jharkhand''' state of India is divided into five Administrative Divisions namely ''South Chhotanagpur'', ''North Chhotanagpur'', ''Kolhan'', ''Palamu'' and ''Santhal Parganas''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jharkhand: An Overview |url=http://jharkhand.gov.in/new_depts/pland/Jharkhand%20Overview.pdf |publisher=jharkhand.gov.in |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006140305/http://jharkhand.gov.in/new_depts/pland/Jharkhand%20Overview.pdf |archivedate=2013-10-06 }}</ref><br />
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==Background==<br />
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, India|Orissa]] on the South, [[Chhattisgarh]] and [[Uttar Pradesh]] on the west [[West Bengal]] on the East.<br />
==Alphabetical listing of divisions==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Division !! Headquarters !! Districts<br />
|-<br />
| [[Palamu division|Palamu]] || [[Medininagar]] ||<br />
* [[Garhwa district|Garhwa]]<br />
* [[Latehar district|Latehar]]<br />
* [[Palamu district|Palamu]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[North Chotanagpur division|North Chotanagpur]] || [[Hazaribagh]] ||<br />
* [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]<br />
* [[Chatra district|Chatra]]<br />
* [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]<br />
* [[Giridih district|Giridih]]<br />
* [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]]<br />
* [[Koderma district|Koderma]]<br />
* [[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Santhal Pargana division|Santhal Pargana]] || [[Dumka]] ||<br />
* [[Godda district|Godda]]<br />
* [[Deoghar district|Deoghar]]<br />
* [[Dumka district|Dumka]]<br />
* [[Jamtara district|Jamtara]]<br />
* [[Sahibganj district|Sahibganj]]<br />
* [[Pakur district|Pakur]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[South Chotanagpur division|South Chotanagpur]] || [[Ranchi]] ||<br />
* [[Gumla district|Gumla]]<br />
* [[Khunti district|Khunti]]<br />
* [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]]<br />
* [[Ranchi district|Ranchi]]<br />
* [[Simdega district|Simdega]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Kolhan division|Kolhan]] || [[Chaibasa]] ||<br />
* [[East Singhbhum district|East Singhbhum]]<br />
* [[Seraikela Kharsawan district|Seraikela Kharsawan]] <br />
* [[West Singhbhum district|West Singhbhum]]<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Districts of Jharkhand]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Divisions of Jharkhand]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Jharkhand]]</div>
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