Palamu
Constituency No. 13 · Scheduled Caste
Assembly segments in this district
- Panki
- Daltonganj
- Bishrampur
- Chhatarpur
- Hussainabad
Palamu District
Jharkhand
Palamu district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Medininagar (Daltonganj). It covers 4,393 sq km and had a population of 19,39,869 at the 2011 census, a density of 442 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Medininagar (Daltonganj)
Area
4,393 sq km
Population
19.40 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
442 /km²
Literacy Rate
63.63%
Sex Ratio
928
per 1,000 males
Palamu District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Palamu district.
Total Population
19.40 Lakh
Male Population
10.06 Lakh
Female Population
9.34 Lakh
Rural Population
17.21 Lakh
Urban Population
2.19 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
5.32 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.82 Lakh
Literacy Rate
63.63%
Population Density
442 /km²
Sex Ratio
928
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 74.3%Female literacy 52.09%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Palamu district.
3
Tehsils
21
Blocks
120
Nyay Panchayats
283
Gram Panchayats
1,850
Villages
- Headquarters
- Medininagar (Daltonganj)
- Languages
- Bhojpuri, Magahi, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 24.03° N, 84.07° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Palamu
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Palamu
(5)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 75 · Palamu
KM
Kushwaha Shashi Bhushan Mehta
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 76 · Palamu
AC
Alok Kumar Chaurasiya
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 77 · Palamu
NS
Naresh Prasad Singh
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
No. 78 · Palamu
RK
Radha Krishana Kishore
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 79 · Palamu
SY
Sanjay Kumar Singh Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal
MLA
Your Representatives from Palamu
(6)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Palamu district.
- KMKushwaha Shashi Bhushan MehtaBharatiya Janata PartyMLAPanki · No. 75
- ACAlok Kumar ChaurasiyaBharatiya Janata PartyMLADaltonganj · No. 76
- NSNaresh Prasad SinghRashtriya Janata DalMLABishrampur · No. 77
- RKRadha Krishana KishoreIndian National CongressMLAChhatarpur · No. 78
- SYSanjay Kumar Singh YadavRashtriya Janata DalMLAHussainabad · No. 79
Election History
Lok SabhaPalamu · No. 13
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPVishnu Dayal RamVotes 6,70,142Vote share 60.35%Margin 2,88,807
- 1. Vishnu Dayal Ram · BJP6,70,142 (60.35%)
- 2. Mamta Bhuiyan · RJD3,81,335 (34.34%)
- 3. Kameshwar Baitha · BSP18,210 (1.64%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPVishnu Dayal RamVotes 7,55,659Vote share 62.46%Margin 4,77,606
- 1. Vishnu Dayal Ram · BJP7,55,659 (62.46%)
- 2. Gharan Ram · RJD2,78,053 (22.98%)
- 3. Anjana Bauri · BSP53,591 (4.43%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPVishnu Dayal RamVotes 4,76,513Vote share 48.72%Margin 2,63,942
- 1. Vishnu Dayal Ram · BJP4,76,513 (48.72%)
- 2. Manoj Kumar · RJD2,12,571 (21.73%)
- 3. Kameshwar Baitha · AITC37,211 (3.8%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Palamu District at a Glance
- State
- Jharkhand
- Headquarters
- Medininagar (Daltonganj)
- Area
- 4,393 sq km
- Population
- 19.40 Lakh
- Population density
- 442 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 928 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 63.63%
- Languages
- Bhojpuri, Magahi, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 3
- Blocks
- 21
- Gram panchayats
- 283
- Villages
- 1,850
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 5
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Jharkhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.