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{{Infobox subdivision type<br />
| name =Districts of Jharkhand<br />
| map =Districts of Jharkhand map.svg<br />
| category =Districts<br />
| territory =[[Jharkhand]]<br />
| start_date =<br />
| current_number =24 districts<br />
| number_date =<br />
| population_range =[[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]] – 461,790 (lowest); [[Ranchi district|Ranchi]] – 2,914,253 (highest)<br />
| area_range =[[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh]] – {{Convert|1341|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (smallest); [[West Singhbhum district|West Singhbhum]] – {{Convert|7224|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} (largest)<br />
| government =[[Government of Jharkhand]]<br />
| subdivision =[[Subdivisions of Jharkhand]]<br />
| caption =Districts of Jharkhand<br />
}}<br />
The [[India|Indian]] state of [[Jharkhand]] is divided into 24 districts. Districts are the major administrative units of a state which are further subdivided into [[Subdivision in India|sub-divisions]] and [[Community development block|blocks]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Districts of Jharkhand|url=http://jharkhand.gov.in/districts_list.html|publisher=Government of Jharkhand Portal}}</ref><br />
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==Administration==<br />
A district in an Indian state is an administrative and geographical unit, headed by a [[Deputy Commissioner#India|Deputy Commissioner]] (DC), an officer belonging to the [[Indian Administrative Service]] (IAS), who also functions as the [[District Magistrate]] and [[District Collector]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Administrative Setup {{!}} DISTRICT RANCHI, GOVERNMENT OF JHARKHAND {{!}} India |url=https://ranchi.nic.in/administrative-setup/ |access-date=2025-10-16 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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A [[Superintendent of police (India)|Superintendent of Police]] (SP), an officer belonging to [[Indian Police Service]] is entrusted with the responsibility of police administration, maintaining law and order and related issues.<br />
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==History==<br />
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.<br />
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==Administrative Divisions and District==<br />
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There are 24 districts of Jharkhand, which are grouped in to 5 divisions. These divisions are:<br />
# [[Palamu division]] - 3 Districts: [[Palamu district|Palamu]], [[Garhwa district|Garhwa]], [[Latehar district|Latehar]] - Headquarters: [[Medininagar]]<br />
# [[North Chotanagpur division]] - 7 Districts: [[Chatra district|Chatra]], [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]], [[Koderma district|Koderma]], [[Giridih district|Giridih]], [[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh]], [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]], [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]] - Headquarters: [[Hazaribagh]]<br />
# [[South Chotanagpur division]] - 5 Districts: [[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]], [[Gumla district|Gumla]], [[Simdega district|Simdega]], [[Ranchi district|Ranchi]], [[Khunti district|Khunti]] - Headquarters: [[Ranchi]]<br />
# [[Kolhan division]] - 3 Districts: [[West Singhbhum district|West Singhbhum]], [[Seraikela Kharsawan district|Saraikela-Kharsawan]], [[East Singhbhum district|East Singhbhum]] - Headquarters: [[Chaibasa]]<br />
# [[Santhal Pargana division]] - 6 Districts: [[Jamtara district|Jamtara]], [[Deoghar district|Deoghar]], [[Dumka district|Dumka]], [[Pakur district|Pakur]], [[Godda district|Godda]], [[Sahebganj district|Sahebganj]] - Headquarters: [[Dumka]]<br />
Below is the list of districts:<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
!SI No.<br />
!Code<ref name="distcodes">{{cite web |date=12 February 2018 |title=NIC Policy on format of e-mail Address: Appendix (2): Districts Abbreviations as per ISO 3166–2 |url=https://eforms.nic.in/docs/assets/download/NIC_Policy_on_format_of_e-mail_Address.pdf |access-date=10 May 2021 |publisher=[[Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)|Ministry Of Communications and Information Technology]], Government of India |pages=5–10 }}</ref><br />
!District<br />
!Headquarters<br />
!data-sort-type="number" | Area<ref name=":0" /> (km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!data-sort-type="number" | Population<ref name=":0">[http://censusindia.gov.in/pca/DDW_PCA0000_2011_Indiastatedist.xlsx Primary Census Abstract Data Tables (India & States/UTs - District Level)]</ref> (2011)<br />
!data-sort-type="number" | Population Density (/km<sup>2</sup>)<br />
!Map<br />
|-<br />
|1<br />
|BO<br />
|[[Bokaro district|Bokaro]]<br />
|[[Bokaro Steel City]]<br />
|2,883<br />
|2,062,330<br />
|715<br />
|[[File:Bokaro in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|2<br />
|CH<br />
|[[Chatra district|Chatra]]<br />
|[[Chatra, Jharkhand|Chatra]]<br />
|3,718<br />
|1,042,886<br />
|280<br />
|[[File:Chatra in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|3<br />
|DE<br />
|[[Deoghar district|Deoghar]]<br />
|[[Deoghar]]<br />
|2,477<br />
|1,492,073<br />
|602<br />
|[[File:Deoghar in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|4<br />
|DH<br />
|[[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]]<br />
|[[Dhanbad]]<br />
|2,040<br />
|2,684,487<br />
|1316<br />
|[[File:Dhanbad in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|5<br />
|DU<br />
|[[Dumka district|Dumka]]<br />
|[[Dumka]]<br />
|3,761<br />
|1,321,442<br />
|351<br />
|[[File:Dumka in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|6<br />
|ES<br />
|[[East Singhbhum district|East Singhbhum]]<br />
|[[Jamshedpur]]<br />
|3,562<br />
|2,293,919<br />
|644<br />
|[[File:East Singhbhum in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|7<br />
|GA<br />
|[[Garhwa district|Garhwa]]<br />
|[[Garhwa]]<br />
|4,093<br />
|1,322,784<br />
|323<br />
|[[File:Garhwa in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|8<br />
|GI<br />
|[[Giridih district|Giridih]]<br />
|[[Giridih]]<br />
|4,962<br />
|2,445,474<br />
|493<br />
|[[File:Giridih in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|9<br />
|GO<br />
|[[Godda district|Godda]]<br />
|[[Godda]]<br />
|2,266<br />
|1,313,551<br />
|580<br />
|[[File:Godda in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|10<br />
|GU<br />
|[[Gumla district|Gumla]]<br />
|[[Gumla]]<br />
|5,360<br />
|1,025,213<br />
|191<br />
|[[File:Gumla in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|11<br />
|HA<br />
|[[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]]<br />
|[[Hazaribagh]]<br />
|3,555<br />
|1,734,495<br />
|488<br />
|[[File:Hazaribagh in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|12<br />
|JA<br />
|[[Jamtara district|Jamtara]]<br />
|[[Jamtara]]<br />
|1,811<br />
|791,042<br />
|437<br />
|[[File:Jamtara in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|13<br />
|KH<br />
|[[Khunti district|Khunti]]<br />
|[[Khunti]]<br />
|2,535<br />
|531,885<br />
|210<br />
|[[File:Khunti in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|14<br />
|KO<br />
|[[Koderma district|Koderma]]<br />
|[[Kodarma]]<br />
|1,655<br />
|716,259<br />
|282<br />
|[[File:Koderma in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|15<br />
|LA<br />
|[[Latehar district|Latehar]]<br />
|[[Latehar]]<br />
|4,291<br />
|726,978<br />
|169<br />
|[[File:Latehar in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|16<br />
|LO<br />
|[[Lohardaga district|Lohardaga]]<br />
|[[Lohardaga]]<br />
|1,502<br />
|461,790<br />
|307<br />
|[[File:Lohardaga in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|17<br />
|PK<br />
|[[Pakur district|Pakur]]<br />
|[[Pakur]]<br />
|1,811<br />
|900,422<br />
|497<br />
|[[File:Pakur in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|18<br />
|PL<br />
|[[Palamu district|Palamu]]<br />
|[[Medininagar]]<br />
|4,393<br />
|1,939,869<br />
|442<br />
|[[File:Palamu in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|19<br />
|RM<br />
|[[Ramgarh district|Ramgarh]]<br />
|[[Ramgarh Cantonment]]<br />
|1,341<br />
|949,443<br />
|708<br />
|[[File:Ramgarh in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|20<br />
|RA<br />
|[[Ranchi district|Ranchi]]<br />
|[[Ranchi]]<br />
|5,097<br />
|2,914,253<br />
|572<br />
|[[File:Ranchi in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|21<br />
|SA<br />
|[[Sahebganj district|Sahibganj]]<br />
|[[Sahebganj|Sahibganj]]<br />
|2,063<br />
|1,150,567<br />
|558<br />
|[[File:Sahebganj in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|22<br />
|SK<br />
|[[Seraikela Kharsawan district|Saraikela-Kharsawan]]<br />
|[[Saraikela]]<br />
|2,657<br />
|1,065,056<br />
|401<br />
|[[File:Seraikela Kharsawan in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|23<br />
|SD<br />
|[[Simdega district|Simdega]]<br />
|[[Simdega]]<br />
|3,774<br />
|599,578<br />
|159<br />
|[[File:Simdega in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|-<br />
|24<br />
|WS<br />
|[[West Singhbhum district|West Singhbhum]]<br />
|[[Chaibasa]]<br />
|7,224<br />
|1,502,338<br />
|208<br />
|[[File:West Singhbhum in Jharkhand (India).svg|150px]]<br />
|}<br />
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==See also==<br />
{{Portal|India}}<br />
* [[Administrative divisions of Jharkhand]]<br />
* [[Jharkhand]]<br />
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==Notes and references==<br />
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{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Districts of Jharkhand}}<br />
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* [https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/jharkhand Latest news of Jharkhand. (in hindi)]<br />
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*{{Wikivoyage-inline|Jharkhand}}<br />
*[http://www.traveljharkhand.com/jharkhand-tourism/districts-in-jharkhand.html Travel guide to Jharkhand's districts]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090513031444/http://jharkhand.nic.in/ Jharkhand State Government Official website]<br />
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