Districts and Administration in Jharkhand: Jharkhand has 24 districts, which are grouped into 5 divisions. Each district of Jharkhand is headed by a District Magistrate or a Deputy Commissioner, on officer from the Indian Administrative Service. The District Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner is assisted by a number of officials from the Indian Administrative Service. A Superintendent of Police, an officer from the Indian Police Service is responsible for the law and order in the district.
Tourism in Jharkhand: Jharkhand is blessed with natural beauty and has many hills, forests, temples and wildlife sanctuaries. Some of Jharkhand's popular tourist attractions are Ranchi Hills, Dassam Falls, Sun Temple, Deogarh, Hazaribagh and Jamshedpur among others.
List of Districts in Jharkhand
S No. | District | Headquarters | Population (Census 2011) | Sex Ratio (per 1000) | Average Literacy |
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1 | Bokaro | Bokaro | 2,062,330 | 922 | 72.01% |
2 | Chatra | Chatra | 1,042,886 | 953 | 60.18% |
3 | Deoghar | Deoghar | 1,492,073 | 925 | 64.85% |
4 | Dhanbad | Dhanbad | 2,684,487 | 909 | 74.52% |
5 | Dumka | Dumka | 1,321,442 | 977 | 61.02% |
6 | East Singhbhum | Jamshedpur | 2,293,919 | 949 | 75.49% |
7 | Garhwa | Garhwa | 1,322,784 | 935 | 60.33% |
8 | Giridih | Giridih | 2,445,474 | 944 | 63.14% |
9 | Godda | Godda | 1,313,551 | 938 | 56.4% |
10 | Gumla | Gumla | 1,025,213 | 993 | 65.73% |
11 | Hazaribagh | Hazaribagh | 1,734,495 | 947 | 69.75% |
12 | Jamtara | Jamtara | 791,042 | 954 | 64.59% |
13 | Khunti | Khunti | 531,885 | 997 | 63.86% |
14 | Koderma | Koderma | 716,259 | 950 | 66.84% |
15 | Latehar | Latehar | 726,978 | 967 | 59.51% |
16 | Lohardaga | Lohardaga | 461,790 | 985 | 67.61% |
17 | Pakur | Pakur | 900,422 | 989 | 48.82% |
18 | Palamu | Daltonganj | 1,939,869 | 928 | 63.63% |
19 | Ramgarh | Ramgarh | 949,443 | 921 | 73.17% |
20 | Ranchi | Ranchi | 2,914,253 | 949 | 76.06% |
21 | Sahibganj | Sahebganj | 1,150,567 | 952 | 52.04% |
22 | Saraikela Kharsawan | Seraikela | 1,065,056 | 956 | 67.7% |
23 | Simdega | Simdega | 599,578 | 997 | 67.99% |
24 | West Singhbhum | Chaibasa | 1,502,338 | 1005 | 58.63% |
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Last Updated on: November 06, 2019
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