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Jharkhand (/ ˈ dʒ ɑːr k ə n d /; Hindi: [d͡ʒʱɑːɾkʰəɳɖ]; lit. ' the land of forests ') is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south.
Geography of Jharkhand. Geography of Jharkhand. Jharkhand is: an Indian state; Population of Jharkhand: 32,988,134 (2011) Area of Jharkhand: 79,714 km 2 (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 ...
States and unionterritories of Indiaordered by. The states of India are self-governing administrative divisions, each having a state government. The governing powers of the states are shared between the state government and the union government. On the other hand, the union territories are directly governed by the union government.
Ranchi ( / ˈrɑːntʃi / ⓘ, Hindi: [ˈrãːtʃiː]) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. [6] Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, [7] which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area of what is present-day Chhattisgarh.
In Mahabharata, the region was referred as Kark Khand due to its location near Tropic of Cancer. [page needed] In those days, the Jharkhand state was a part of Magadha and Anga. [citation needed] Nanda Empire ruled the region during 4th century BCE.
Jamshedpur is situated in the southern end of the state of Jharkhand and is bordered by the states of Odisha and West Bengal. The average elevation of the city is 135 metres [27] while the range is from 129 m to 151 m. [28] Total geographical area of Jamshedpur is 224 km square. [29]
Jharkhand state was created as 28th state of India by the Bihar Re-organization Act on 15 November 2000. State was created due to its underdevelopment and social justice. Jharkhand has 5 neighborhood states e.g. Bihar on the North, Orissa on the South, Chhattisgarh and Uttar Pradesh on the west West Bengal on the East.
Chatra was the “headquarters” of Ramgarh district in the 18th-19th century. The renowned reformer, Raja Rammohan Roy, was sheristadar in Ramgarh district, in 1804–05, and used to function from both Ramgarh and Chatra. Subsequently, Ramgarh district became part of North-western Frontier Agency and Hazaribagh district came up.