Palamu division

Palamu division is one of the five divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India. This division comprises three districts: Garhwa, Latehar and Palamu.[1] Medininagar (formerly known as Daltonganj) town is the administrative headquarters of the division. This division was created on 2 May 1992. It has a population of 3,989,631.

Palamu division in Northwest Jharkhand

Languages

Languages in Palamu division (2011)[2]

  Hindi (57.32%)
  Magahi (21.69%)
  Sadri (6.89%)
  Urdu (6.02%)
  Kurukh (4.02%)
  Bhojpuri (2.70%)
  Others (1.36%)

References

  1. ^ "Rail Services Disrupted During Maoist Bandh in Jharkhand". Outlook. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Census of India Website : Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India". www.censusindia.gov.in.
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Cities and towns in Palamu division
Garhwa district
  • Garhwa
  • Sinduria
Latehar district
  • Balumath
  • Barwadih
  • Chandwa
  • Latehar
  • Netarhat
Palamu districtRelated topics
  • Palamu Division topics
Cities and towns
in other divisions
  • North Chotanagpur
  • Kolhan
  • Santhal Parganas
  • South Chotanagpur
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Palamu division topics
General
Districts
Community development
blocks
Latehar
  • Balumath
  • Chandwa
Palamu
Rivers, waterfalls, dams
Languages, people
Transport
Mining activities
Lok Sabha constituencies
  • Palamu
Vidhan Sabha
constituencies
Chatra
  • Latehar
  • Panki
  • Manika
Palamu
  • Daltonganj
  • Garhwa
  • Bhawanathpur
  • Chhatarpur
  • Hussainabad
See also
  • Cities and towns in Palamu Division
  • Villages in Palamu district
  • Son Basin
Other divisions
  • North Chotanagpur
  • South Chotanagpur
  • Kolhan
  • Santhal Pargana

23°48′N 85°54′E / 23.8°N 85.9°E / 23.8; 85.9


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