Hazaribagh district
Hazaribagh district | |
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Hazaribagh forest area,Lake in Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Location of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Division | North Chotanagpur |
| Headquarters | Hazaribagh |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Shri Shashi Prakash Singh (IAS) |
| • Superintendent of police | Shri Anjani Anjan (IPS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Hazaribagh (shared with Ramgarh district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 5 ( Sadar, Barhi, Barkagaon, Barkathha, Mandu) |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,555 km2 (1,373 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,734,495 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| • Additional official | Urdu and English |
| • Other | Khortha and Santali |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 69.75% |
| • Sex ratio | 946 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JH-02 |
| Major highways | NH 19 NH 522 |
| Website | hazaribag |
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Hazaribagh district is one of the oldest districts of Jharkhand state, India and the district headquarter located in Hazaribagh town. It is located in the north east part of North Chotanagpur Division. The boundary of this district consists of districts of Gaya (BIHAR) and Koderma in the north, Giridih and Bokaro in the east, Ramgarh in the south and Chatra in the west.