Jharkhand
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.
Seal o Bihar & Jharkhand Seal | |
 Location o Jharkhand in Indie | |
 Cairt o Jharkhand | |
| Coordinates (Ranchi Patna): 23°21′N 85°20′E / 23.35°N 85.33°E | |
| 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.
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