Ramgarh district

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Ramgarh district
District of Jharkhand
Damodar River, Chhinnmasta Mandir, Rajrappa
Location of Ramgarh district in Jharkhand
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Division	North Chotanagpur
Seat	Ramgarh Cantonment
Tehsils	Ramgarh
Government
• District Commissioner	Madhvi Mishra, IAS
• Lok Sabha constituencies	Hazaribagh
• Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Ramgarh, Mandu, Barkagaon
Area
• Total	1,341 km2 (518 sq mi)
• Rank	23
Population  (2011)
• Total	949,443
• Rank	24
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
• Urban	4,372
Demographics
• Literacy	73.17%
• Sex ratio	921
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JH-24
Major highways	NH 20 and NH 23
Website	ramgarh.nic.in

Ramgarh district is one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was also a military district during the British Regime, referred to then as Ramgarh district. It is the part of State Capital Region (SCR).

Ramgarh was made a district on 12 September 2007. It was carved out of erstwhile Hazaribagh District. Ramgarh lies at the heart of the Jharkhand state. It is a mining, industrial and cultural hub with the Maa Chhinnamasta Temple.^[1] In 1670s, the king Dalel Singh shifted the capital of Ramgarh Raj to Ramgarh and named it after his father Ram Singh. The district of Ramgarh has been named after the town Ramgarh, its present headquarters.