Varsha PandeyNaxalite-affected district in India.
Was told by the government on July 20, 2022, that at present 70 districts of India are Naxal affected.
According to which Jharkhand is the most Naxalite-affected district in India.
Naxal affected districts in Chhattisgarh and other Indian states:
16 Naxal-affected districts of Jharkhand:
Bokaro, Chatra, Dhanbad, Dumka, East Singhbhum, Garhwa, Giridih, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Khunti, Latehar, Lohardaga, Palamu, Ranchi, Seraikela-Kharswan, West Singhbhum.
Naxal-affected 14 districts of Chhattisgarh include Bijapur, Sukma, Dantewada, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Kanker, Rajnandgaon, Balod, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Mahasamund, Kawardha and Balrampur districts.
10 Naxal affected districts of Bihar: Aurangabad, Banka, Gaya, Jamui, Kaimur, Lakhisarai, Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, West Champaran.
10 Naxal affected districts of Odisha: Bargarh, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur, Nuapada , Rayagada, Sundergarh.
6 Naxal affected districts of Telangana: Adilabad, Bhadradri-Kothagudem, Jaishankar- Bhupalpally, Komaram-Bhima, Mancherial, Mulugu.
5 Naxal affected districts of Andhra Pradesh: East Godavari, Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, and West Godavari.
3 Naxal affected 3 districts of Madhya Pradesh: Balaghat, Mandla, and Dindori.
3 Naxal affected districts of Kerala: Malappuram, Palakkad, and Wayanad.
2 Naxal affected districts of Maharashtra: Gadchiroli, Gondia.
1 Naxal-affected district of West Bengal: Jhargram
