Administrative divisions of Jharkhand

Jharkhand is divided into five Administrative divisions namely South Chotanagpur, North Chotanagpur, Kolhan, Palamu and Santhal Pargana.[1]

Background

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 on the South, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh on the west West Bengal on the East.

Alphabetical listing of divisions

DivisionHeadquartersDistricts
PalamuMedininagar
North ChotanagpurHazaribagh
Santhal ParganaDumka
South ChotanagpurRanchi
KolhanChaibasa

See also

References

  1. "Jharkhand: An Overview" (PDF). jharkhand.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013.
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