Palamu district

Palamau is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India. It was formed in 1928.The administrative head quarter is Daltonganj, situated on koel river.

Geography

The district lies between 23°50′ and 24°8′ north latitude and between 83°55′ and 84°30′ east longitude. It is bordered on the north by Sone River & Bihar and on the east by the Chatra and Hazaribagh districts, on the south by Latehar District and on the west by Garhwa District.

The district covers an area of 5043.8 km² and has a population of 1,533,176. Daltonganj, situated on the North Koel river is the district headquarters.

National protected area

Administration

Blocks/Mandals

Palamu district consists of 20 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Palamu district:

Palamu (Lok Sabha constituency)

Palamu Lok Sabha constituency (formerly Palamau Lok Sabha constituency) (Hindi: पलामू लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्र) is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand district in eastern India. This constituency is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled castes. This constituency covers the entire Garhwa district and part of Palamu district.

Assembly segments

Palamu Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following six Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) segments:

Members of Parliament

Palamu (disambiguation)

Palamu may refer to:

See also