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Districts of Jharkhand

The districts of Jharkhand forms an integral part of the tourism industry in Jharkhand. The districts in Jharkhand seem to be an administrative geographical unit that is presided over by a deputy commission or a district magistrate.

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.

This was an estimate of some of the districts at Jharkhand. Among the other districts of Jharkhand are:
  • Deogarh
  • Gumla
  • Jamtara
  • Lohardaga
  • Sahibgunj
  • Pakur
  • Koderma
  • Simdega
  • Seraikela
  • Latehar, and
  • Godda.
Thus, we can say that the districts of Jharkhand are the integral part of the administration of Jharkhand: moreover, the districts in Jharkhand are an important part of the tourism of Jharkhand. To know more about the districts of Jharkhand, browse through the links provided: