Deoghar district
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Key facts
- Country
- India
- State
- Jharkhand
- Division
- Santhal Pargana
- Established
- 15 November 2000
- Headquarters
- Deoghar
- Deputy commissioner
- Saurabh Kumar Bhuwania, ( IAS )
- Subdivisions
- Deoghar , Madhupur
- Cd blocks
- Deoghar , Devipur , Mohanpur , Sarwan , Sonaraithari , Madhupur , Sarath , Palojori , Karon , Margomunda
- Lok sabha constituencies
- 1. Dumka (shared with Dumka district ) 2. Godda (shared with Godda district )
- Vidhan sabha constituencies
- 1. Deoghar , 2. Madhupur , 3. Sarath
- Total
- 2,478.61 km (957.00 sq mi)
- Density
- 601.980/km (1,559.12/sq mi)
- Urban
- 258,361
- Official
- Hindi
- Literacy
- 64.85%
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30 ( IST )
- Vehicle registration
- JH-15
- Hsac
- DE
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Encyclopedic overview
Deoghar district (pronounced, Devo ka ghar) is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Deoghar, the central city of the district, is also its administrative headquarters. This district is known for the Baidyanath Jyotirlinga shrine and is a part of the Santhal Pargana division. Deoghar is a Hindi word meaning abode ('ghar') of the Gods and Goddesses ('dev'). Deoghar is also known as "Baidyanath Dham", and "Baba Dham",.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Deoghar district” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.