Jharkhand is administratively divided into 5 divisions and 24 districts. For the administration of urban areas, Jharkhand currently has 48 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) consisting of 9 Municipal Corporations, 20 Municipal Councils (Nagar Parishads), 19 Nagar Panchayats (Town Councils) and 1 Notified Area Committee.
These ULBs in Jharkhand are administered in accordance with the Jharkhand Municipal Act, 2011 and operate under the Department of Urban Development and Housing, Government of Jharkhand.
The Jharkhand State Election Commission is responsible for conducting elections to the posts of Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and Ward Councillors in urban local bodies across the state.
List of Municipal Corporations There are 9 Municipal Corporations (Nagar Nigam) in Jharkhand.
#Corporation NameCityDistrictArea (km2)Population (2011)No. of WardsYear EstablishedLast ElectionWebsite1Ranchi Municipal CorporationRanchiRanchi175.121,073,42755197920262Dhanbad Municipal CorporationDhanbadDhanbad355.771,333,71955200620263Chas Municipal CorporationChasBokaro29.98156,88835201520264Deoghar Municipal CorporationDeogharDeoghar119.70203,12336201020265Adityapur Municipal CorporationAdityapurSeraikela Kharsawan49.00174,35535201520266Mango Municipal CorporationMangoEast Singhbhum18.03224,00236201720267Hazaribagh Municipal CorporationHazaribaghHazaribagh53.9419746636201520268Medininagar Municipal CorporationMedininagarPalamu50.52158,94135201520269Giridih Municipal CorporationGiridihGiridih87.4 143,5293620152026
List of Municipal Councils There are 20 Municipal Councils (Nagar Parishads) in Jharkhand.
#Municipal Council NameDistrictNo. of WardsWebsite1Madhupur Municipal CouncilDeoghar23Official website2Garhwa Municipal CouncilGarhwa21Official website3Bishrampur Municipal CouncilPalamu20Official website4Chatra Municipal CouncilChatra22Official website5Dumka Municipal CouncilDumka21Official website6Godda Municipal CouncilGodda21Official website7Sahibganj Municipal CouncilSahibganj28Official website8Pakur Municipal CouncilPakur21Official website9Jhumritilaiya Municipal CouncilKoderma28Official website10Mihijam Municipal CouncilJamtara20Official website11Chirkunda Municipal CouncilDhanbad21Official website12Phusro Municipal CouncilBokaro28Official website13Ramgarh Municipal CouncilRamgarh32Official website14Lohardaga Municipal CouncilLohardaga23Official website15Gumla Municipal CouncilGumla22Official website16Simdega Municipal CouncilSimdega20Official website17Chakradharpur Municipal CouncilWest Singhbhum23Official website18Chaibasa Municipal CouncilWest Singhbhum21Official website19Kapali Municipal CouncilSeraikela Kharsawan21Official website20Jugsalai Municipal CouncilEast Singhbhum22Official website
List of Nagar Panchayats There are 19 Nagar Panchayats in Jharkhand.
#Nagar Panchayat NameNo. of Wards1Koderma Nagar Panchayat152Jamtara Nagar Panchayat163Latehar Nagar Panchayat154Shri Banshidhar Nagar Nagar Panchayat175Majhion Nagar Panchayat126Hussainabad Nagar Panchayat167Hariharganj Nagar Panchayat168Chhatarpur Nagar Panchayat169Domchanch Nagar Panchayat1410Barkatha Nagar Panchayat1211Dhanwar Nagar Panchayat1112Mahatama Gandhi Nagar Panchayat1713Rajmahal Nagar Panchayat1414Barharwa Nagar Panchayat1415Basukinath Nagar Panchayat1216Bundu Nagar Panchayat1317Khunti Nagar Panchayat1918Saraikela Nagar Panchayat1119Chakulia Nagar Panchayat12
List of Notified Area Committee (NAC) There is only one NAC in Jharkhand. Jamshedpur Notified Area Committee
See also
Government of Department of Urban Development and Housing, Jharkhand Local government in India Municipal corporation (India) Municipality Seventy-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India
References