Administrative Districts
The state was formed with 18 districts, which were formerly part of south Bihar. Some of these districts were reorganised to form 6 new districts, namely, Latehar, Saraikela Kharsawan, Jamtara, Sahebganj, Khunti and Ramgarh. Presently, the state has 24 districts:Ranchi, Lohardaga, Gumla, Simdega, Palamu, Latehar, Garhwa, West Singhbhum, Seraikela Kharsawan, East Singhbhum, Dumka, Jamtara, Sahebganj, Pakur, Godda, Hazaribag, Chatra, Koderma, Giridih, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Deoghar, Khunti and Ramgarh.
| Largest cities in Jharkhand |
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| Rank | City | District | Population | Rank | City | District | Population | ||||
| 01 | Jamshedpur | East Singbhum, Seraikela Kharsawan | 13,37,131 | 06 | Phusro | Bokaro | 186,139 | ||||
| 02 | Dhanbad | Dhanbad | 1,195,298 | 07 | Hazaribagh | Hazaribagh | 153,599 | ||||
| 03 | Ranchi | Ranchi | 1,126,741 | 08 | Giridih | Giridh | 143,529 | ||||
| 04 | Bokaro Steel City | Bokaro | 563,417 | 09 | Ramgarh | Ramgarh | 132,441 | ||||
| 05 | deoghar | deoghar | 203,116 | 10 | Daltonganj | Palamu | 119,972 | ||||
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