Demography
- Date of Declaration of District: 10th November 1972
- Latitude: 24-30” to 25-20” (North)
- Longitude: 83-14” to 83-20” (East)
- Height from Sea Level: 107.78 Meters
- Boundaries
- North: Bhojpur & Buxar Districts
South: Plamu & Garwah Districts
EAST: Aurangabad & Part of Gaya District
WEST: Kaimur District
- Area: 3,847.82 Sq Km
- Total Population: 29,62,593
- Male: 15,47,856
- Female: 14,14,737
- Sex Ratio: 914 females per 1000 males
- No. of Subdivisions: 3
- No. of Blocks: 19
- No. of Revenue Circles: 19
- No. of Municipalities: 7
- Literacy Rate : 75.59%
- No. of Gram Panchayats: 245
- No. of Villages: 2072
