Districts of South Chotanagpur Divisions include the districts like Gumla District, Khunti District, Lohardaga District, Ranchi District, and Simedega District. Districts of South Chotanagpur Division were earlier part of Chota Nagpur Division. East Singhbhum District, Seraikela Kharsawan district and West Singhbhum District were separated from South Chotanagpur division and made into a new division: Kolhan division. This division is easily reachable from the neighbouring state West Bengal and serves as the weekend destinations. Ghatshila, Tatanagar, Narwa Forest, Burudih and Ranchi are popular weekend destinations in the districts of South Chotanagpur Divisions.
Gumla District
Gumla district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of this 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 12 September 2007. Khunti town is the headquarters of the district. It is historically known as the birthplace of Birsa Munda, and being the centre of activity of the Birsa movement.
Lohardaga District
Lohardaga district is one of the twenty-four districts of the Indian state of Jharkhand. 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 is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi city, the capital of Jharkhand state is the district headquarters. Ranchi district was established as a district in 1899. The most popular tourist destinations in Ranchi District are Dassam Falls, Hundru Water falls, Jonha Falls, Hirni Falls and Panchghagh Falls.
Simdega District
Simdega district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand and Simdega town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district was carved out from erstwhile Gumla district on 30th April 2001. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor. Chhinda Dam, Ramrekha dham, Ramjanki Mandir, Gandhi Maidan, Kelaghagh, Kobang Dam, Sarna Temple and Dhangadi are the popular weekend destinations, which are directly reachable from Kolkata and the other parts of Chhattisgarh and Bihar.
(Last Updated on : 17-01-2017)
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