Jharkhand
Indian state
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south, and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 30,778 sq mi (79,710 km2). The industrial city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka is sub capital while Jamshedpur is the largest and the biggest industrial city of the state. Some of the other major cities and industrial centres are Dhanbad, Bokaro and Hazaribagh.
The name "Jharkhand" means "The Land of Forests". In regional language meaning of Jhar is Gold, so meaning of Jharkhand is "Piece of Gold". Jharkhand is famous for its rich mineral resources like Uranium, Mica, Bauxite, Granite, Gold, Silver, Graphite, Magnetite, Dolomite, Fireclay, Quartz, Fieldspar, Coal (32% of India), Iron, Copper (25%of India) etc. Forests and woodlands occupy more than 29% of the state which is amongst the highest in India.
Capital : Ranchi
Population (2011) : 32,988,134
Largest city : Jamshedpur Literacy : 67.6%
Districts : 24
Official
languages : Hindi, Santhali, Mundari, Oriya, HO, Kurukh
Area : 79,714 km2 (30,778 sq mi) Website : www.jharkhand.gov.in
Coordinates
(Ranchi Patna): 23.35°N 85.33°E Time
zone : IST (UTC+05:30)
