Seraikela Kharsawan district

Seraikela Kharsawan
District of Jharkhand
Chandil Dam
Location of Seraikela-Kharsawan district in Jharkhand
Coordinates (Seraikela): 22°42′N 85°15′E / 22.7°N 85.25°E / 22.7; 85.25
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
Division	Kolhan division
Established (as a district)	April 4, 2001
Headquarter	Seraikela
Government
• Member of Parliament	Kali Charan Munda (INC) Sanjay Seth (BJP) Joba Majhi (JMM)
• Collector & District Magistrate	Ravi Shankar Shukla, IAS
• Superintendent of Police	Bimal Kumar, IPS
Area
• Total	2,657 km2 (1,026 sq mi)
• Urban	69.25 km2 (26.74 sq mi)
• Rural	2,587.75 km2 (999.14 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,065,056
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
• Urban	258,746 (24.29%)
• Rural	806,310 (75.71%)
• Scheduled Castes	56,195 (5.28%)
• Scheduled Tribes	374,642 (35.18%)
Demographic
• Literacy rate	67.70 %
• Sex ratio	958
Language
• Official	Hindi and English
• Regional	Bengali, Ho, Mundari, Odia and Santali
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Vehicle registration	JH-22
Average annual precipitation	1350 mm
Lok Sabha constituencies	3 shared constituency: Ranchi Singhbhum Khunti
Legislative Assembly Constituency	3 constituency: 50- Ichagarh 51- Seraikela 57- Kharsawan
Website	seraikela.nic.in

Seraikela Kharsawan district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Seraikela town is the district headquarters of Saraikela Kharsawan district . The district is well known for Seraikela Chhau, one of the three distinctive styles of the chhau dance. This district was carved out from West Singhbhum district in 2001. The district was formed from the princely states of Seraikela and Kharaswan, after the independence of India.