en Outline of Jharkhand

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

Names

Common English name: Jharkhand
- Pronunciation:
Official English name(s): Jharkhand
Nickname(s):
Adjectival(s): Jharkhandi
Demonym(s): Jharkhandis

Rankings (amongst India's states)

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

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

Jharkhand is situated within the following regions:
- Northern Hemisphere
- Eastern Hemisphere
  - Eurasia
    - Asia
      - South Asia
        Indian subcontinent
        India
        East India
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

Ecoregions of Jharkhand

Administrative divisions of Jharkhand

Five administrative division of Jharkhand states-Palamu, North Chhotanagpur, South Chhotanagpur, Kolhan, Santhal Pargana.

Districts of Jharkhand

24 district in jharkhand.

Districts of Jharkhand

Municipalities of Jharkhand

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.