Overview of District

Demography
District profile

Palamu is a District in north-western Jharkhand, on the border of Districts Chatra in the east, Garhwa in the west, Latehar in the south and state of Bihar in the north. It came into existence on 1st January 1928.

Palamu district lies between 23°50′- 24°8′ north latitude and between 83°55′- 84°30′ east longitude. It covers the area of 5043.8 Sq. Km. The administrative headquarter of Palamu is Daltonganj (Medininagar), situated on the bank of Koel river in between 24°3′ north and 84°4′ east.

Daltonganj got its name from Colonel Dalton, Commissioner of Chhotanagpur in 1861. The new name of Daltonganj is now Medininagar in the name of the king Medini Rai.

Demography

Description	Figure
Area	5,043.8 Sq Km
No. of Sub-Disivions	3
No. of Blocks	21
No. of Circles	19
No. of Nagar panchayats	2
No. of Gram Panchayats	283
No. of Municipalities	1
No. of Municipal Corporations	1
No. of Villages	1882
Total Population*	1936319
Population Male*	1003876
Population Female*	932443
Total Literacy*	65.5 %
Female Literacy*	53.87 %
Male Literacy*	76.27 %
Sex Ratio	947/1000
No of Assembly Segments	5 (Daltonganj-76 ,Panki-75,Chatarpur(SC)-78, Hussainabad-79 & Bishrampur-77)

District profile

Main Crop	Paddy & Sugarcane
Rivers	Son, Koel, and Auranga
Minerals	Iron ore, Bauxite, Lithium, Dolomite, and Coal
Industries	Bihar Caustic & Chemicals Ltd., Japla Cement Company, Furniture Industries
Newspaper	Rashtriya Navin Mel, Dhati, Palamu Times, Chotanagpur Bhumi
Library	District Library
University	Nilamber Pitamber University
Aerodrome	One located 5 km from Daltonganj
Vehicle Registration No. begins with	J.H.03

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Last Modified : 11/28/2023

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