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Administrative divisions of Jharkhand

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Administrative divisions of Jharkhand

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

Background

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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

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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

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Division Headquarters Districts
Palamu Medininagar
North Chotanagpur Hazaribagh
Santhal Pargana Dumka
South Chotanagpur Ranchi
Kolhan Chaibasa

See also

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References

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