Deoghar district
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Deoghar district देवघर जिला |
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| District of Jharkhand | |
 Location of Deoghar district in Jharkhand |
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| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Administrative division | Santhal Pargana division |
| Headquarters | Deoghar |
| Government | |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1.Dumka (shared with Dumka district) 2.Godda (shared with Godda district) |
| • Assembly seats | 1.Deoghar, 2.Madhupur, 3.Saarath |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,478.61 km2 (957.00 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,491,879 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 66.34% |
| • Sex ratio | 921 |
| Website | Official website |
Deoghar district (Hindi: देवघर जिला) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India, and Deoghar town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is known for the Baidyanath Jyotirlinga shrine. This district is part of Santhal Pargana division.
The district was formed on 1 June 1983 by separating Deoghar sub-division of the erstwhile Santhal Pargana district.
Deogarh district is located in the western portion of Santhal paraganas. It is bounded by Banka and Jamui district in north, Dumka in east and Jamtara in south and Giridhih in west. The district extends from 24 0 03' and 23 0 38' N latitude and 86 0 28' and 87 0 04' E longitude and comprises 2481 km2 area. It has population 1,165,390 persons (Census of India, 2001).
The district contains several clusters of rocky hills covered with forest, but series of long ridges with intervening depressions. Most of the rolling uplands are cultivated by highland crops. The average elevation of the district is 247 m above msl, However hill ranges like Phuljari (750 m), Teror (670 m) and Degaria (575 m) break the monotony of the landscape. The general slope of the district is from north west to south east. Geologically the district is mainly covered by chhotanagpur granite gneiss of Archean age with paches of alluvium, sandstone and shale of Gondawana formations. Important rivers flowing in the district are the Ajay, the Paltro etc. These rivers gather a large number of tributaries which form the land scape full of Tanrs and Dons.
Taluk Name State Deoghar,Madhupur, Chitra, Majhiyana, Tharidulampur, Jamua, Charakmara, Palojori, Devipur, Sarwan, Sarath, Karon, Mohanpur, Rohni, babangaua,Ghorlash, Jasidih, Koridih, Raihdih, Gidhaiya, Jitjori etc.
Deoghar, Mohanpur, Sarwan, Sarath, Palojori, Madhupur, Karon, SonaraiThari, Devipur, Margo Munda.
The district experience hot summer (March to May) heavy monsoon rains (June to September) and cool dry winters (October to February). Average annual rainfall is 1239 mm, mean summer maximum temperature is 43 °C and mean winter minimum temperature is 8 °C .
In 2006, the Indian government named Deogar one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640). It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).
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