State
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Jharkhand
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| State Map |
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| Capital |
Ranchi |
| Date of Formation |
15 November 2000 |
| Chief Minister |
Present Chief Minister – Raghubar Das (BJP)
List of Chief Ministers of Jharkhand
First Chief Minister – Babulal Marandi |
| Governor |
Present Governor – Draupadi Murmu
List of Governors of Jharkhand
First Governor – Shri Prabhat Kumar |
| Seat of High Court |
Jharkhand High Court (Ranchi)
List of Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court (Ranchi) |
| Members of Rajya Sabha |
Total number of Seats – 6
1. Shri Prem Chand Gupta, Rashtriya Janata Dal
2. Shri Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi , Bharatiya Janata Party
3. Shri Parimal Nathwani , Independent & Others
4. Shri Samir Oraon, Bharatiya Janata Party
5. Shri Mahesh Poddar , Bharatiya Janata Party
6. Shri Dhiraj Prasad Sahu , Indian National Congress |
| Members of Parliment (MP Seats) |
Total number of Seats – 14
MP Constituencies
Updates as per 2019 Election
1. Chatra Present MP Singh, Shri Sunil Kumar
2. Dhanbad Present MP Singh, Shri Pashupati Nath
3. Dumka Present MP Soren, Shri Sunil
4. Giridih Present MP Choudhary, Shri Chandra Prakash
5. Godda Present MP Dubey, Dr. Nishikant
6. Hazaribagh Present MP Sinha, Shri Jayant
7. Jamshedpur Present MP Mahato, Shri Bidyut Baran
8. Khunti Present MP Munda, Shri Arjun
9. Kodarma Present MP Mrs. Annpurna Devi
10. Lohardaga Present MP Bhagat, Shri Sudarshan
11. Palamau Present MP Ram, Shri Vishnu Dayal
12. Rajmahal Present MP Hansdak, Shri Vijay Kumar
13. Ranchi Present MP Seth, Shri Sanjay
14. Singhbhum Present MP Kora, Smt. Geeta |
| MLA Seats |
Total number of Seats – 81
MLA Constituencies
Updates as per 2019 Election
1. Rajmahal Present MLA Anant Kumar Ojha
2. Borio Present MLA Tala Marandi
3. Barhait Present MLA Hemant Soren
4. Littipara Present MLA Dr. Anil Murmu
5. Pakur Present MLA Alamgir Alam
6. Maheshpur Present MLA Stephen Marandi
7. Shikaripara Present MLA Nalin Soren
8. Jamtara Present MLA Irfan Ansari
9. Dumka Present MLA Lois Marandi
10. Jama Present MLA Sita Murmu Alias Sita Soren
11. Jarmundi Present MLA Badal
12. Madhupur Present MLA Raj Paliwar
13. Sarath Present MLA Randhir Kumar Singh
14. Deoghar Present MLA Narayan Das
15. Poreyahat Present MLA Pradip Yadav
16. Godda Present MLA Raghu Nandan Mandal
17. Mahagama Present MLA Ashok Kumar
18. Kodarma Present MLA Dr. Neera Yadav
19. Barkatha Present MLA Janki Prasad Yadav
20. Barhi Present MLA Manoj Kumar Yadav
21. Barkagaon Present MLA Nirmala Devi
22. Ramgarh Present MLA Chandra Prakash Choudhary
23. Mandu Present MLA Jai Prakash Bhai Patel
24. Hazaribagh Present MLA Manish Jaiswal
25. Simaria Present MLA Ganesh Ganjhu
26. Chatra Present MLA Jay Prakash Singh Bhogta
27. Dhanwar Present MLA Raj Kumar Yadaw
28. Bagodar Present MLA Nagendra Mahto
29. Jamua Present MLA Kedar Hazra
30. Gandey Present MLA Jai Prakash Verma
31. Giridih Present MLA Nirbhay Kumar Shahabadi
32. Dumri Present MLA Jagarnath Mahto
33. Gomia Present MLA Yogendra Prasad
34. Bermo Present MLA Yogeshwar Mahto
35. Bokaro Present MLA Biranchi Narayan
36. Chandankyari Present MLA Amar Kumar Bauri
37. Sindri Present MLA Fulchand Mandal
38. Nirsa Present MLA Arup Chatterjee
39. Dhanbad Present MLA Raj Sinha
40. Jharia Present MLA Sanjeev Singh
41. Tundi Present MLA Raj Kishore Mahato
42. Baharagora Present MLA Kunal Sharangi
43. Ghatsila Present MLA Lakshman Tudu
44. Potka Present MLA Menaka Sardar
45. Jugsalai Present MLA Ram Chandra Sahis
46. Jamshedpur East Present MLA Raghubar Das
47. Jamshedpur West Present MLA Saryu Roy
48. Ichagarh Present MLA Sadhu Charan Mahato
49. Saraikella Present MLA Champai Soren
50. Chaibasa Present MLA Deepak Birua
51. Majhganon Present MLA Niral Purty
52. Jaganathpur Present MLA Geeta Kora
53. Chakradharpur Present MLA Shashibhushan Samad
54. Kharasawan Present MLA Dashrath Gagrai
55. Tamar Present MLA Vikash Kumar Munda
56. Torpa Present MLA Paulus Surin
57. Khunti Present MLA Nilkanth Singh Munda
58. Silli Present MLA Amit Kumar
59. Khijri Present MLA Ramkumar Pahan
60. Ranchi Present MLA Chandreshwar Prasad Singh
61. Hatia Present MLA Navin Jaiswal
62. Kanke Present MLA Dr. Jitu Charan Ram
63. Mandar Present MLA Gangotri Kujur
64. Sisai Present MLA Dinesh Oraon
65. Gumla Present MLA Shivshankar Oraon
66. Bishunpur Present MLA Chamra Linda
67. Simdega Present MLA Vimla Pradhan
68. Kolebira Present MLA Anosh Ekka
69. Lohardaga Present MLA Kamal Kishore Bhagat
70. Manika Present MLA Harikrishn Singh
71. Latehar Present MLA Prakash Ram
72. Panki Present MLA Bidesh Singh
73. Daltonganj Present MLA Alok Kr. Chaurasiya
74. Chattarpur Present MLA Radha Krishna Kishore
75. Hussainabad Present MLA Kushwaha Shivpujan Mehta
76. Garhwa Present MLA Satyendra Nath Tiwari
77. Bhawanathpur Present MLA Bhanu Pratap Shahi |
| Number of District |
24
Name of the Districts
Bokaro
Chatra
Deoghar
Dhanbad
Dumka
East Singhbhum
Garhwa
Giridih
Godda
Gumla
Hazaribag
Jamtara
Khunti
Koderma
Latehar
Lohardaga
Pakur
Palamu
Ramgarh
Ranchi
Sahibganj
Seraikela-Kharsawan
Simdega
West Singhbhum |
| Area |
79,714 km2 |
| Rank of state by Area |
16th |
| Population(2011) |
32,988,134 |
| Literacy rate(2011) |
67.63% |
| Types Of Religion |
Hinduism (67.8%), Islam (14.5%), Sarnaism (12.8%), Christianity (4.3%), Not stated (0.6%) |
| Neighbouring States |
Bihar, UP, Chhattishgharh, Odisha, West Bengal |
| Neighbouring Countries |
– – |
| Main Language |
Hindi |
| Other Languages |
Urdu, Kurmati, Santhali, Ho, Kurukh, Sadri, Mundari, Khariya, Malto, Nagpuria, Bengali |
| Biggest River |
Ganges |
| Number of River |
08 (Damodar, Baitarani, Ganga, Barakar, Ajay N, Son River, Southkoel, Subarnarekha) |
| Number Lake |
04 (Raja Talab, Dimna Lake, Topchanchi Lake, Ranchi Lake) |
| Coastline |
– – |
| Number of Beaches |
– – |
| Number of Mountains |
05 (Garhjat Hills, Rajmahal hills, Rajmahal Hills, Tagore Hill, Trikut) |
| Agricultural land [Km2] |
– – |
| Forest Land [Km2] |
23605 Km2 |
| Latitude |
23.35°N |
| Longitude |
85.33°E |
| City & Town |
Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Ranchi, Bokaro Steel City, Deoghar, Phusro, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Ramgarh, Medininagar, Chirkunda |
| Transport & Communication |
Road, Railway, Air |
| AirPorts |
06 (Deoghar Airport, Birsa Munda Airport, Bokaro Airport, Dhanbad Airport, Chakulia Airport, Sonari Airport) |
| International Airports |
Deoghar Airport, Birsa Munda Airport |
| Major Ports |
– – |
| Length of National Highways |
2653.64 Km |
| National Highway Number |
2, 6, 23, 31, 32, 33, 75, 78, 80, 98, 99 & 100 |
| Railway Length |
2394.46 Km |
| Waterfalls in Jharkhand |
Chiller Arpid Falls, Dassam Falls, Dharagiri Falls, Gua Falls, Halpad Falls, Hirni Falls, Hundru Falls, Jadni Falls, Jonha Falls, Kelaghagh Falls, Keridah Falls, Lodh Falls, Lower Ghaghri Falls, Maludah Falls, Mirchaiya Falls, Moti Jharna Falls, Panchghagh Falls, Perwa ghagh Falls, Rajrappa, Sadni Falls, Sita Falls, Sugabandh Falls, Upper Ghaghri Falls, Usri Falls |
| Wildlife Sanctuaries in Jharkhand |
Dalma WLS, Hazaribag WLS, Gautam Buddha WLS, Koderma WLS, Lawalong WLS, Mahauadanr WLS, Palamau Tiger Reserve, Palkot WLS, Parasnath WLS, Topchanchi WLS, Udhwa Lake WLS |
| Major Temples |
Baidyanath Dham
Rajrappa temples
Parasnath temples
Bhuvaneshwari temple
Jharkhandi Dham
Pahari Mandir
Basukinath temple
Kabir Gyan Mandir
Maluti Temples |
| Major Tourist Places |
Ranchi Hills, Dassam Falls, Sun Temple, Baidyanath Dham, Jamshedpur, Netarhat, Deogarh, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, |
| Legislative Assembly Name |
Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha |
| Emblem |
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| State Dance |
PAIKA, Jhumar, Paika, Chau |
| State Anthem |
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| Cuisine |
Mutton curry with potato, Sattu thekua prepared using sattu and wheat flour, Thekua, Tilkut prepared from jaggery paste and sesame seeds biscuits |
| State Animal |
Elephant |
| State Bird |
Koel |
| State Flower |
Sacred Tree |
| State Fruit |
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| State tree |
Sal tree |
| Sport |
– – |
| Number of National Park |
01 (Betla National Park) |
| Movie Industry Name |
Jollywood |
| Festivals |
Holi, Divwali, Dashhara and Ramnavam, Basant panchami, Chath, Jityya Bhaiya Duj |
| Website |
www.jharkhand.gov.in |