Hazaribagh town is home to the district headquarters, which is situated in one of Jharkhand state’s oldest districts, Hazaribagh district. It is situated in the North Chotanagpur Division’s northeastern region. This district is bordered to the north by the districts of Gaya (BIHAR) and Koderma, to the east by Giridih and Bokaro, to the south by Ramgarh, and to the west by Chatra.

Meaning and Origin
The town of Hazaribagh, where the district is based, is the source of its name. The precise translation of Hazaribagh is “a city of one thousand gardens,” as it is situated along the “new military road” that was built from Kolkata to Varanasi in 1782 and the years that followed. The name Hazaribagh is derived from two Persian words: hazar, which means “one thousand,” and bagh, which means “garden.”