South Chotanagpur division
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South Chotanagpur division is one of the five divisions in the India
n state
of Jharkhand
. The division comprises the following districts: Gumla district
, Khunti district
, Lohardaga district
, Ranchi district
and Simdega district
.It was earlier part of Chota Nagpur Division
. East Singhbhum
, Seraikela Kharsawan district and West Singhbhum
were separated from South Chotanagpur division and made into a new division – Kolhan division
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n state
States and territories of India
India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...
of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
. The division comprises the following districts: Gumla district
Gumla District
Gumla district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this district.-Etymology:...
, Khunti district
Khunti district
Khunti district is one of the twenty-four districts in South Chotanagpur division of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The district of Khunti was carved out of Ranchi district on the 12 September 2007. It is historically known as the centre of activity of the Birsa movement...
, Lohardaga district
Lohardaga District
Lohardaga district is one of the twenty-four districts of the Indian state of Jharkand. The district is named after the town of Lohardaga, the administrative headquarters of the district. The district was created from a portion of Ranchi district in 1983....
, Ranchi district
Ranchi District
Ranchi district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi city, the capital of Jharkhand state is the district headquarters.As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Jharkhand .-Origin of name:...
and Simdega district
Simdega District
Simdega district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Simdega town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district was carved out from erstwhile Gumla district on 30 April 2001...
.It was earlier part of Chota Nagpur Division
Chota Nagpur Division
Chota Nagpur Division, also known as the South-West Frontier, was an administrative division of British India. It included most of the present-day state of Jharkhand as well as adjacent portions of West Bengal, Orissa, and Chhattisgarh....
. East Singhbhum
East Singhbhum
East Singhbhum is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was created on 16 January 1990. The literal meaning of Singhbhum is land of lions. More than 50% of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely...
, Seraikela Kharsawan district and West Singhbhum
West Singhbhum
West Singhbhum or Pashchimi Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand state, India. It came into being in 1990, when the old Singhbhum district was bifurcated...
were separated from South Chotanagpur division and made into a new division – Kolhan division
Kolhan division
Kolhan division is one of the five divisions in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The division comprises the following districts: East Singhbhum, Seraikela Kharsawan district and West Singhbhum. The three districts were earlier a part of South Chotanagpur division. Headquarters of the division is...