Chatra district

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Chatra district
District of Jharkhand
Location of Chatra district in Jharkhand
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Division	North Chotanagpur division
Established	29-05-1991
Headquarters	Chatra, Jharkhand
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Sri Ramesh Gholap (IAS)
• 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)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,042,886
• Density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
• Urban	05.31
Demographics
• Literacy	60.18%
• Sex ratio	951
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JH 13
Major highways	NH22, NH522
Website	http://chatra.nic.in/

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.^[1]