The
total number of districts in Jharkhand is 22. A district of Jharkhand
is headed by a Deputy Commissioner who is over all in-charge of the administration
in the particular district. He has to perform triple functions as he
holds three positions: at once he is the Deputy Commissioner, the
district Magistrate and the Collector. As a Deputy Commissioner he is
the executive head of the district with multifarious responsibilities.
As the District Magistrate he is responsible for maintaining the law
and order situation in the district. As the Collector he is the Chief
Revenue Officer of the district, responsible for revenue collection and
recovery. The Police administration in the district is under the control of Superintendent of Police (SP).
To decentralize the authority in administrative set up, a district is divided into one or more subdivisions, further divided into tehsils and blocks. Here is a list of 22 districts; click on the respective district to get more information.
List of districts