Jharkhand
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Jharkhand (Jhārkhaṇḍ, pronoonced [ˈdʒʱaːrkʰəɳɖ] ( listen);Hindi: झारखंड) is a state in eastren Indie. It wis carved oot o the soothren pairt o Bihar on 15 November 2000.[2] Jharkhand shares its border wi the states o Bihar tae the north, Uttar Pradesh an Chhattisgarh tae the wast, Odisha tae the sooth, an Wast Bengal tae the east. It haes an aurie o 30,778 sq mi (79,710 km2). The industrial ceety o Ranchi is its caipital an Dumka is sub caipital while Jamshedpur is the lairgest an the biggest industrial ceety o the state. Some o the ither major ceeties an industrial centres are Dhanbad, Bokaro an Hazaribagh.
Location o Jharkhand in Indie | |
Cairt o Jharkhand | |
Coordinates (Ranchi Patna): 23.35°N 85.33°E / 23.35; 85.33 | |
Kintra | Indie |
Established | 15 November 2000 |
Caipital | Ranchi |
Lairgest ceety | Jamshedpur |
Govrenment | |
• Govrenor | Syed Ahmed |
• Chief Meenister | Hemant Soren (JMM) |
• Legislature | Unicameral (82 seats) |
• 14t Lok Sabha+ Rajya Sabha | 14+6 |
Area | |
• Total | 79,714 km2 (30,778 sq mi) |
Area rank | 15t |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 32,966,238 |
• Rank | 13t |
• Density | 414/km2 (1,070/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
ISO 3166 code | IN-JH |
HDI | 0.513 (medium) |
HDI rank | 24t (2005) |
Literacy | 67.6% (25t) |
Offeecial leids | Hindi, Santhali, Mundari, Bengali, HO, Kurukh,[1] |
Website | http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/ |
The name "Jharkhand" means "The Land o Forests".[3]
Jharkhand accoonts for 40% o the mineral resoorces o Indie. Ranchi accoonts for 50% mineral production o the state, nearin aboot 18% o naition's mineral production.