The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jharkhand:
Jharkhand – state in eastern India carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The state 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 79,710 km2 (30,778 sq mi). The city of Ranchi is its capital while the industrial city of Jamshedpur is the most popular city because of jamshed tata of the state.
General reference edit
Names edit
- Common English name: Jharkhand
- Official English name(s): Jharkhand
- Nickname(s):
- Adjectival(s): Jharkhandi
- Demonym(s): Jharkhandis
Rankings (amongst India's states) edit
- by population: 14th
- by area (2011 census): 16th
- by crime rate (2015): 23rd
- by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 17th
- by Human Development Index (HDI):
- by life expectancy at birth:
- by literacy rate:
Geography of Jharkhand edit
- Jharkhand is: an Indian state
- Population of Jharkhand: 32,988,134 (2011)
- Area of Jharkhand: 79,714 km2 (30,778 sq mi)
- Atlas of Jharkhand
Location of Jharkhand edit
- Jharkhand is situated within the following regions:
- Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
it consist of a forest cover of almost 30% of its total geographical area.
Betla national park palamu is its lone national park and palamu tiger reserve its lone tiger reserve.
Regions of Jharkhand edit
Ecoregions of Jharkhand edit
Administrative divisions of Jharkhand edit
Five administrative division of Jharkhand states-Palamu, North Chhotanagpur, South Chhotanagpur, Kolhan, Santhal Pargana.
Districts of Jharkhand edit
24 district in jharkhand.
Municipalities of Jharkhand edit
- Cities of Jharkhand
- Capital of Jharkhand: Capital of Jharkhand
According to the census 2011 Jharkhand has a total population of 3.2 crore. Hindu consist of 68% of the total population. Islam is then followed by 14% of the population. Sarnaism and Christianity is followed by 13% and 4% respectively.
Government and politics of Jharkhand edit
- Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
- Capital of Jharkhand: Ranchi
- Jharkhand State Capitol
- Political Party strength in Jharkhand
- Elections in Jharkhand
Union government in Jharkhand edit
- Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand
- Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee
- Indian general election, 2009 (Jharkhand)
- Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Branches of the government of Jharkhand edit
Executive branch of the government of Jharkhand edit
Legislative branch of the government of Jharkhand edit
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
Judicial branch of the government of Jharkhand edit
Law and order in Jharkhand edit
History of Jharkhand edit
History of Jharkhand, by period edit
Prehistoric Jharkhand edit
Ancient Jharkhand edit
Medieval Jharkhand edit
Colonial Jharkhand edit
Contemporary Jharkhand edit
History of Jharkhand, by region edit
History of Jharkhand, by subject edit
Culture of Jharkhand edit
- Architecture of Jharkhand
- Cuisine of Jharkhand
- Monuments in Jharkhand
- World Heritage Sites in Jharkhand
Art in Jharkhand edit
People of Jharkhand edit
Religion in Jharkhand edit
Sports in Jharkhand edit
Symbols of Jharkhand edit
- State animal: elephant
- State bird: koel
- State flower: palash
- State seal: ashok chakra with four daggers
- State tree: saal/ sakhua
Economy and infrastructure of Jharkhand edit
Education in Jharkhand edit
Health in Jharkhand edit
See also edit
References edit
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