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Jharkhand is located in the eastern part of India and is enclosed by West Bengal to the eastern side, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh to the western side, Bihar to the northern part and Odisha to the southern part. Jharkhand envelops a geographical area of 79,716 square kilometres (30,779 sq mi).
e. The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest according to the census of 2011. India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi. [1] [2] [3] Rajasthan (10.414%) Madhya Pradesh (9.376%) Maharashtra (9.359%) Uttar Pradesh (7. ...
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).
Ranchi lies at 23°22′N 85°20′E near to the Tropic of Cancer. The city covers an area of 175 km 2 (68 sq mi) [1] and its average elevation is 651 m above sea level. Ranchi is located in the southern part of the Chota Nagpur plateau, which is the eastern section of the Deccan plateau.
The district has a population density of 572 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,480/sq mi). Its population growth rate over the decade 2001-2011 was 23.9%. [2] Ranchi has a sex ratio of 950 females for every 1000 males, [2] and a literacy rate of 76.06%. 43.14% of the population lives in urban areas.
Deoghar (pronounced Devaghar) is a major city in Jharkhand, eastern India. It is a holy place of Hinduism. The city is primarily known for Baidyanath Temple, one of the 12 Jyotirlinga s of Shiva, one of the principal deities in Hinduism. The sacred temples of the city make this a place for pilgrimage and tourists.
West Singhbhum district forms the Southern part of the newly created Jharkhand state and is the largest district in the state. The district spreads from 21.97°N to 23.60°N and from 85.00°E to 86.90°E. The district is situated at an average height of 244 metres above sea level and covers an area of 7629.679 km 2 .
Dhanbad is the second-most populated city in the Indian state of Jharkhand [7] after Jamshedpur. [8] It ranks as the 42nd largest city in India and is the 33rd largest million-plus urban agglomeration in India. Dhanbad shares its land borders with Paschim Bardhaman district and Purulia district of West Bengal and Bokaro, [9] Giridih and Jamtara ...