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Jharkhand
झारखण्ड
جھارکھنڈ
State of India
Seal of Bihar & Jharkhand
Seal
Location of Jharkhand  (marked in red) in India
Location of Jharkhand (marked in red) in India
Map of Jharkhand
Map of Jharkhand
Coordinates (Ranchi): 23°21′N 85°20′E / 23.35°N 85.33°E / 23.35; 85.33Coordinates: 23°21′N 85°20′E / 23.35°N 85.33°E / 23.35; 85.33
Country India
Region East India
Established 15 November 2000
Capital Ranchi
Largest city Jamshedpur
Government
 • Governor Syed Ahmed
 • Chief Minister Hemant Soren (JMM)
 • Legislature Unicameral (81 seats)
 • Parliamentary constituency 14
 • High Court Jharkhand High Court
Area
 • Total 79,714 km2 (30,778 sq mi)
Area rank 15th
Population (2011)
 • Total 32,988,134
 • Rank 13th
 • Density 414/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code IN-JH
HDI Increase 0.513 (medium)
HDI rank 24th (2005)
Literacy 67.6% (25th)
Official Language[1] Hindi
Website http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/

Jharkhand (Jhārkhaṇḍ, pronounced [ˈdʒʱaːrkʰəɳɖ] ( ); Hindi: झारखंड) is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000.[2] 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 79,710 km2 (30,778 sq mi).

The industrial city, Ranchi, is its capital and Dumka is sub capital, Jamshedpur is the largest and the biggest industrial city of the state, while Dhanbad and Bokaro Steel City is the second & fourth most populous city.

The name "Jharkhand" means "The Land of Forests".[3] Jharkhand accounts for 40% of the mineral resources of India.

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