Seraikela Kharsawan district
District of Jharkhand in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Seraikela Kharsawan district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Seraikela town is the district headquarters of Saraikela Kharsawan district . The district is well known for Seraikela Chhau, one of the three distinctive styles of the chhau dance. This district was carved out from West Singhbhum district in 2001. The district was formed from the princely states of Seraikela and Kharaswan, after the independence of India.
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Seraikela Kharsawan | |
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Coordinates (Seraikela): 22.7°N 85.25°E / 22.7; 85.25 | |
Country | India |
State | Jharkhand |
Division | Kolhan division |
Established (as a district) | April 4, 2001 |
Headquarter | Seraikela |
Government | |
• Member of Parliament | Arjun Munda (BJP) Sanjay Seth (BJP) Geeta Kora (INC) |
• Collector & District Magistrate | Ravi Shankar Shukla, IAS |
• Superintendent of Police | Bimal Kumar, IPS |
Area | |
• Total | 2,657 km2 (1,026 sq mi) |
• Urban | 69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi) |
• Rural | 2,587.75 km2 (999.14 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,065,056 |
• Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
• Urban | 258,746 (24.29%) |
• Rural | 806,310 (75.71%) |
• Scheduled Castes | 56,195 (5.28%) |
• Scheduled Tribes | 374,642 (35.18%) |
Demographic | |
• Literacy rate | 67.70 % |
• Sex ratio | 958 |
Language | |
• Official | Hindi and English |
• Regional | Bengali, Ho, Mundari, Odia and Santali |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
Vehicle registration | JH-22 |
Average annual precipitation | 1350 mm |
Lok Sabha constituencies | |
Legislative Assembly Constituency | 3 constituency: |
Website | seraikela |
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