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West Singhbhum district | |
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.svg) Location of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Jharkhand |
| Division | Kolhan |
| Headquarters | Chaibasa |
| Government | |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Shri Kuldeep Chaudhary (IAS) |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | Singhbhum (shared with Seraikela Kharsawan district) |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 5 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,224 km2 (2,789 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,502,338 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Demographic | |
| • Literacy rate | 67.70 % |
| • Sex ratio | 958 |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi and English |
| • Regional | Ho, Mundari, Odia and Santali |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | JH-06 |
| Average annual precipitation | 1422 mm |
| Website | chaibasa |
West Singhbhum or Pashchimi Singhbhum is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand state, India. It came into existence on 16 January 1990, when the old Singhbhum district (then in Bihar) was bifurcated. Chaibasa is the district headquarters.[1]
The district is bounded on north by Khunti district, on the east by Saraikela Kharsawan district of Jharkhand, on the southeast by Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, on the south by Kendujhar district of Odisha, and on the west by Simdega district of Jharkhand and Sundergarh district of Odisha.
- ^ "About District | District West SinghBhum, Government of Jharkhand | India". Retrieved 2020-05-06.