A brief sketch of the Jharkhand districts is as follows:
- Dhanbad:
- Area - 2052 square kilometers.
- Population - 4,27,93.
- Sites for sightseeing- Chati Gobindpur, Gopalpur, Charak Pathar, Meva, Panrra, Jhinjhipahari, Topchanchi, Panchet, Jama, Maithon, etc.
- Garhwa:
- Area - 4044 square kilometers.
- Population - 10,34,151.
- Sites for sightseeing - Raja Pahari, Goddess Bhagawati temple at Ketar, Catholic Ashram at Kanjira, Krishna Mandir of Nagar-Untar, etc.
- Palamau:
- Area - 8,705 square kilometers.
- Population - 1,16,549.
- Sites for sightseeing - Old Quila and New Quila Fort, Palamau Wildlife Sanctuary, Palamau Fort of Sri Mendin Roy, etc.
- Ranchi:
- Area - 7,574 square kilometers.
- Population - 27,85,064.
- Sites for sightseeing - Hundru, Pahari Mandir temple, Rock Garden, Muta Crocodile Breeding Center and Gonda Hill, Panch Gagh, Hirni, Dassan, Ranchi Hill, Jagganathpur, etc.
- Chatra:
- Area - 3,706 square kilometers.
- Population - 7,90,680.
- Sites for sightseeing - Bhadrakali temple, Bicjkiliya and Duari waterfalls, Kolhua Hills, etc.
- Hazaribagh:
- Area - 6147 square kilometers.
- Altitude - 2019 feet.
- Population - 127,423.
- Sites for sightseeing - Rajrappa, Telaiya Dam, Surajkund, Harihar Dham, Urwan Tourist Complex, Parasnath temple, etc.
- Bokaro:
- Area - 2861 square kilometers.
- Population - 8 lakhs.
- Sites for sightseeing - Jawaharlal Nehru National Park, Garga Dam, Bokaro Steel City, Tenu Ghat, Chandrapura, etc.
- West Singhbhum:
- Area - 9,9,05 square kilometers.
- East Singhbhum:
- Area - 3533 square kilometers.
- Population - 19,82,988.
- Sites for sightseeing - Jamshedpur, Tata factories, etc.
- Giridh:
- Area - 4853 square kilometers.
- Population - 19,01,564.
- Sites for sightseeing - Khandoli, Madhuban, Usri Fall, Jharkhandi Dam, Harihar Dham, etc.
- Dumka:
- Area - 3716.02 square kilometers.
- Population - 11,06,521.
- Sites for sightseeing - Baba Basukinath Dham, Baba Sumeshwar Nath, Tatloie, Kumabad, etc.
- Deogarh
- Gumla
- Jamtara
- Lohardaga
- Sahibgunj
- Pakur
- Koderma
- Simdega
- Seraikela
- Latehar, and
- Godda.
