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Chatra district
District of Jharkhand in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Chatra, Jharkhand.
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.[1]
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Chatra district | |
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![]() Location of Chatra district in Jharkhand | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
Division | North Chotanagpur division |
Established | 29-05-1991 |
Headquarters | Chatra, Jharkhand |
Government | |
• District Collector | Abu Imran, IAS |
• Lok Sabha constituencies | Chatra (shared with Palamu and Latehar districts) |
• MP | Sunil Kumar 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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