Districts of Jharkhand

Jharkhand, a state of India, has twenty-two administrative districts.

A district of an Indian state is an administrative geographical unit, headed by a district magistrate or a deputy commissioner, an officer belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. The district magistrate or the deputy commissioner is assisted by a number of officials belonging to different wings of the administrative services of the state.

A superintendent of Police, an officer belonging to Indian Police Service is entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining law and order and related issues.

The twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state:

*Ranchi
*Lohardaga
*Gumla
*Simdega
*Palamu
*Latehar
*Garhwa
*West Singhbhum
*Saraikela Kharsawan
*East Singhbhum
*Dumka
*Jamtara
*Sahebganj
*Pakur
*Godda
*Hazaribagh
*Chatra
*Koderma
*Giridih
*Dhanbad
*Bokaro
*Deoghar
*Khunti
*Ramgarh