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Hindi is the official language of the state. The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub-capital. The state is known for its waterfalls, hills and holy places; Baidyanath Dham, Parasnath, Dewri and Rajrappa are major religious sites. Jharkhand is primarily rural, with about 24% of its population living in cities.
Languages. Hindi is the official language of Jharkhand. There are many regional and tribal languages in Jharkhand. The regional languages that belong to the Indo-Aryan branch; in Jharkhand, they are Khortha, Nagpuri, and Kudmali spoken by the Sadan, the Indo-Aryan ethnic groups of Chotanagpur.
Khortha language. Khortha (also romanized as Kortha or Khotta) or alternatively classified as Eastern Magahi [4] is a language variety (which is considered a dialect of the Magahi language) spoken primarily in the Indian state of Jharkhand, mainly in 16 districts of three divisions: North Chotanagpur, Palamu division and Santhal Pargana. [3]
Maithili language. Maithili ( English: / ˈmaɪtɪli / [3]) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in parts of India and Nepal. It is native to the Mithila region, which encompasses parts of the Indian states of Bihar and Jharkhand as well as the Nepalese Koshi and Madhesh Provinces. It is one of the 22 official languages of India.
In India, Bengali is one of the 23 official languages. [53] It is the official language of the Indian states of West Bengal, Tripura and in Barak Valley of Assam. [54] [55] Bengali has been a second official language of the Indian state of Jharkhand since September 2011.
An additional official language in West Bengal [35] [36] Very widely spoken in Northern India, and, with English, one of the official languages of the Government of India. 1950. Devanagari. Kannada. 43.7. Official language of Karnataka. 1950. Kannada script. Kashmiri.
Nagpuri (also known as Sadri) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken in the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Bihar. It is primarily spoken in the west and central Chota Nagpur plateau region. [2] [7] [8] It is sometimes considered a dialect of Bhojpuri. [9] [10] [11]
Odia is an Eastern Indo-Aryan language belonging to the Indo-Aryan language family. It descends from Odra Prakrit which itself evolved from Magadhi Prakrit. [22] The latter was spoken in east India over 1,500 years ago, and is the primary language used in early Jain and Buddhist texts. [23] Odia appears to have had relatively little influence ...