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Hazaribag, city, central Jharkhand state, northeastern India. It is situated on the Hazaribag Plateau (a section of the Chota Nagpur), about 45 miles (72 km) north of Ranchi, the state capital. Hazaribag was constituted a municipality in 1869.

The city is an agricultural trade centre located at a junction of major roads. It houses the offices of the Damodar Valley Corporation and a hospital and is the seat of Vinoba Bhave University. Suraj Kund, a nearby natural hot spring, is known to be the hottest spring in India and is a major tourist destination. Pop. (2001) 127,269; (2011) 142,489.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Maren Goldberg.