Chatra district

Chatra district Chatrā Jilā
District of Jharkhand
Chatra village area
Interactive map of Chatra district
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Division	North Chotanagpur division
Established	29-05-1991
Headquarters	Chatra, Jharkhand
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Shri Ravi Anand (IAS)
• Superintendent of police	Shri Animesh Naithani (IPS)
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Chatra (shared with Palamu and Latehar districts)
• MP	Kalicharan Singh (BJP)
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	2
Area
• Total	3,718 km2 (1,436 sq mi)
• Rank	10th
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,042,886
• Rank	15th
• Density	280.5/km2 (726.5/sq mi)
• Rank	19th
• Urban	05.31
Demographics
• Literacy	60.18%
• Sex ratio	951
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Postal code	825401
Vehicle registration	JH 13
Major highways	NH22, NH522
Website	http://chatra.nic.in/

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Chatra district is district one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. The district was formed after separation from Hazaribagh district in 1991. Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers an area of 3718 km².