North Chotanagpur Division

North Chotanagpur division is one of the five divisions in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

The division comprises the following districts: Bokaro district, Chatra district, Dhanbad district, Giridih district, Hazaribagh district, Koderma district and Ramgarh district.[1] It was earlier part of Chota Nagpur Division.

Languages

Languages in North chotanagpur division 2011 census

  Bengali (6.25%)
  Santali (6.84%)
  Hindi (23.61%)
  Khortha Magahi (49.43%)
  Urdu (6.85%)
  Magadhi (3.42%)
  Bhojpuri (2.38%)
  others (1.22%)

References
  1. "Districts: North Chotanagpur Division". Retrieved 31 March 2010.


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