Chatra district
Chatra district | |
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Chatra village area | |
Location of Chatra district in Jharkhand | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Division | North Chotanagpur division |
| Established | 29-05-1991 |
| Headquarters | Chatra, Jharkhand |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Sri Ramesh Gholap (IAS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Chatra (shared with Palamu and Latehar districts) |
| • MP | Kalicharan Singh (BJP) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 2 |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,718 km2 (1,436 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,042,886 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 05.31 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 60.18% |
| • Sex ratio | 951 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JH 13 |
| Major highways | NH22, NH522 |
| Website | http://chatra.nic.in/ |
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Chatra district is district one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district was formed after separation from Hazaribagh district in 1991. Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers an area of 3718 km2.