Jharkhand (Hindi: Jhārkhaṇḍ, pronounced [d͡ʒʱaːɾkʰəɳɖ] ⓘ; lit. 'the land of forests') is a landlocked state in eastern India. [15] The state shares borders 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. It is the 15th largest state by area, and the 14th largest by population ...
Jharkhand, state of India, located in the northeastern part of the country. Its capital is Ranchi. Jharkhand, one of India’s newest states, was carved out of the southern portion of Bihar in 2000. Statehood was the culmination of a long struggle carried on primarily by the Adivasis, or Scheduled Tribes.
Jharkhand ("The land of forest") is a State in eastern India, created on 15 November 2000, from what was previously the southern half of Bihar.The State shares its border with the States of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,714 km² (30,778 sq mi). It is the 15th largest State by ...
Jharkhand is a land of sacred Hindu temples, offering spiritual solace and tranquillity to seekers. Visit Deoghar, a revered religious destination within Jharkhand, boasts the honour of housing one of the 12 sacred Jyotirlinga temples known as the Baidyanath Temple.
History and Geography Jharkhand which came into being on 15 November 2000 as the 28 th State of the Union is the homeland of the tribals who had dreamed of a separate state for a long time. According to legend, Raja Jai Singh Deo of Odisha had declared himself the ruler of Jharkhand in the 13 th century. It largely comprises forest tracks of Chhotanagpur plateau and Santhal Pargana and has ...