Districtwise Forest Cover     No of Districts:24 (Area in km2) District Geographic Area Forest Cover Scrub Dense Forest Open Forest Total Percent Bokaro 1,929 270 304 574 29.76 58 Chatra 3,732 945 950 1,895 50.78 35 Deoghar 2,479 73 15 88 3.55 3 Dhanbad 2,996 70 104 174 5.81 21 Dumka(includes Jamtara) 6,212 231 257 488 7.86 109 Garhwa 4,092 670 705 1,375 33.60 59 Giridih 4,963 324 459 783 15.78 26 Godda 2,110 163 227 390 18.48 22 Gumla(includes Simdega) 9,077 1,231 1,255 2,486 27.39 58 Hazaribagh 5,998 909 1,253 2,162 36.05 66 Kodarma 1,435 229 387 616 42.93 3 Lohardaga 1,491 392 165 557 37.36 11 Pakur 1,571 79 215 294 18.71 17 Palamu(includes Latehar) 8,657 2,616 1,244 3,860 44.59 205 Paschimi Singhbhum 9,907 2,103 1,624 3,727 37.62 84 Purbi Singhbhum(includes Saraikela) 3,533 597 288 885 25.05 60 Ranchi 7,698 735 997 1,732 22.50 68 Sahibganj 1,834 150 401 551 30.04 71 Total 79,714 11,787 10,850 22,637 28.40 976