Administrative divisions of Jharkhand
Jharkhand is divided into five Administrative divisions namely South Chotanagpur, North Chotanagpur, Kolhan, Palamu and Santhal Pargana.[1]
Background
[edit]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.
Administration
[edit]Jharkhand states are subdivided into divisions, which have official administrative governmental status, and each division is headed by Divisional commissioner who is a senior IAS officer.
list of divisions
[edit]| Division | Headquarters | Districts |
|---|---|---|
| Palamu | Medininagar | |
| North Chotanagpur | Hazaribagh | |
| Santhal Pargana | Dumka | |
| South Chotanagpur | Ranchi | |
| Kolhan | Chaibasa |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Jharkhand: An Overview" (PDF). jharkhand.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2013.
