| Hazaribagh district हज़ारीबाग़ ज़िला |
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Location of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand |
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| State | Jharkhand, India |
| Administrative division | North Chotanagpur division |
| Headquarters | Hazaribagh |
| Area | 4,313 km2 (1,665 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,437,626 (2001) |
| Population density | 333 /km2 (860 /sq mi) |
| Literacy | -0.05 per cent[1] |
| Lok Sabha Constituencies | Hazaribagh (shared with Ramgarh district) |
| Assembly Seats | 5 |
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Hazaribagh district (Hindi: हज़ारीबाग़ ज़िला) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Hazaribagh[2] town is the district headquarters. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.[3]
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The district is named after its headquarters, the town of Hazaribagh. The name, Hazaribagh consists of two urdu words, hazar meaning "one thousand", and bagh meaning "garden" - so, the literal meaning of Hazaribagh is 'a city of one thousand gardens'.
In 1976 Giridih district was split from Hazaribagh.[4] In 1999 this happened again with the creation of Chatra and Koderma.[4] Hazaribagh left Bihar when Chhattisgarh was formed on 15 November 2000.[4] On 12 September 2007, yet another district was created with Hazaribagh's territory: Ramgarh.[4]
Mica and coal are the major minerals found in this district. This significant coal deposit reserves of this district include Charhi, Kuju Ghato Tand and Barkagaon or North Karnpura. the coal mines are the main source of livelihood for the residents of this district. People of this district are known to be very hard working.
Patratu and bhurkunda is also one of coal mines area of hazaribgh but it has been separated in ramgarh district
In 2006 the Indian government named Hazaribagh one of the country's 250 most backward districts (out of a total of 640).[5] It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).[5]
The district is divided into two sub-divisions: Hazaribagh and Barhi. Hazaribagh sub-division comprises 11 blocks: Hazaribagh, Katkam Sandi, Bishnugarh, Barkagaon, Keredari, Ichak, Churchu, Daru, Tatijhariya, Katkambag and Dari. Barhi sub-division comprises 5 blocks: Padma, Barhi, Chauparan, Barkatha and Chalkusa.
There are 5 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in this district: Barkatha, Barhi, Barkagaon, Mandu and Hazaribagh. All of these are part of Hazaribagh Lok Sabha constituency.
According to the 2011 census Hazaribagh district has a population of 1,734,005,[6] roughly equal to the nation of The Gambia[7] or the US state of Nebraska.[8] This gives it a ranking of 279th in India (out of a total of 640).[6] The district has a population density of 403 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,040 /sq mi) .[6] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 25.75 %.[6] Hazaribagh has a sex ratio of 946 females for every 1000 males,[6] and a literacy rate of 70.48 %.[6]
| Gaya district, Bihar | Koderma district | |||
| Chatra district | Giridih district | |||
| Hazaribagh district | ||||
| Ranchi district | Ramgarh district | Bokaro district |
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