Hazaribagh

Hazaribagh is a district of Jharkhand state of India. The district derives its name from its headquarter town Hazaribag, which in turn derives its name from thousand gardens which were located there. "Hazar" means thousand and 'bag' means garden, and thus Hazaribag means a land of thousand gardens. It is situated at a height of 2,019 ft. above sea level. The is bounded by Gaya and Koderma in the north, Giridih and Bokaro in the east, Ranchi in the south and Palamu and Chatra in the west. It lies between Latitude 23°5' North to 24°4' North, and Longitude 85°1' East to 85°9' East. Its area is about 11165 sq kms. Around 45 per cent of Hazaribag district is forest area.

The district is a part of Chotanagpur plateau comprised of Medium Plateau, Lower Plateau and Damodar Valley. The main mountains of Hazaribag are Chandwara and Jillinja and their heights are about 2816 and 3057 feet respectively. To the south of the central plateau lies the Sugu hill which rises to 3203 feet and is separated from the Jillinga by the river Bokaro. Maran Burn hill lies south of the Damodar Valley between Hazaribag and Ranchi districts attaining a height of 3445 feet. The main rivers of this district are Damodar and Barakar. There are three subdivisions - Sadar, Barhi and Ramgarh in this district. The blocks of this district are Sadar Hazaribag, Katkam Sandi, Bishnugarh, Barkagaon, Keredari, Ichak, Churchu, Padma, Barhi, Chauparan, Barkatha, Mandu, Ramgarh, Patratu and Gola.

The History of Hazaribag begins from very early stages of civilization.

Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) constituencies and their areas after delimitation order of 2008
The delimitation order for the State of Jharkhand is as per the details given in Bihar Re-organization Act, 2000 as continued vide Section 10 B of the Delimitation Act, 2002 as amended.

20. Barkatha Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Barkatha and Jainagar Police Stations in Kodarma sub-division; and Ichak Police Stations in Kodarma sub-division; and Ichak Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.

21. Barhi Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Barhi Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division; and Chauparan Police Station in Kodarma sub-division.

22. Barkagaon Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Barkagaon Police Station and G.Ps. Terpa, Patratu, Koto, Palani, Hapuhua, Harijarpu Gegda, Deoria, Bargama, Pali, Salgo, Sanki, Jabo, Chaingara, Chikor, Lapanga, Ghutua, Barkakana and Sidhwar-Kalan in Ramgarh Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.

23. Ramgarh Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Jharkhand - Ramgarh Police Station (excluding G.Ps. Terpa, Patratu, Koto, Palani, Hapuhua, Harikarpur, Gegda, Deoria, Bargama, Pali, Salgo, Sanki, Jabo, Chaingari, Chikor, Lapanga, Ghutua, Barkakana and Sidhwar-Kalan) and Gola Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.

24. Mandu Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Mandu and Bishnugarh Police Stations in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.

25. Hazaribagh Vidhan Sabha Constituency - Hazaribagh Police Station in Hazaribagh Sadar sub-division.

Places of interest
Rajrappa Temple Narshigh Temple Harihar Dham Hazaribag National Park Silwar Temple Kanhari Hill Salparni Barso Pani Barkattha Suraj Kund