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Jharkhand is located in the northeastern part of India. Jharkand has always been a
centre of Left Wing Extremism. A lot of Naxal-Maoist insurgency has been taking
place in the recent years. Because of this fact Jharkhand is said to be situated in
the "Naxal Belt'"

Jharkhand
- Ranchi
Capital & - Jamshedpur (Steel City of India, Pittsburgh of
Major Cities India)
- Deoghar, Dhanbad (The Coal Capital of India)
Districts 22
15 November 2000

- In 1900s, Jaipal Singh, an Indian Hockey captain

& Olympian, suggested the idea of separating the
Southern States of Bihar

- In 1977, Jharkhand party proposed for separate

Jharkhand state which included Chotanagpur,
Santhal
Formed On
Pargana of Bihar but adjoining area of Bengal.

- After protests by All Jharkhand Students Union,

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha etc. on August 2, 2000,
Parliament of India passed the
Bihar Reorganization Bill to create the
state of Jharkhand, carving 18 districts out
of Bihar to form Jharkhand on 15 November
2000.
Official - Hindi
Language - Santhali, Urdu, Bengali & English
Known as/for - Out of total mineral resources of the country,

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 40% is from Jharkhand which is actually 18%
of Nations Mineral Production. 29% of
the countrys coal reserves are
in Jharkhand.

- Jharkhand is the only state in India to produce

coking coal, uranium and pyrite.

- With 25.7 % of the total iron ore (hematite)

reserves, Jharkhand ranks 2nd among the
states.
-Most prominent physical feature of
Jharkhand is - Chota Nagpur plateau
Physical
Characteristics
- This region is made up of ancient stone
Arkiyan Granite Tatanis.
Natural Tropical dry deciduous & Tropical moist
Vegetation deciduous
- Mayurakshi (Mor) river originates
in Trikut Hill, Jharkhand.

- Amanat river originates on the

Hazaribagh plateau and flows into
Major Rivers
the North Koel river.

- Kharkai river originates in Simlipal

Massif, Orissa and joins
Subarnarekha river in Jamshedpur.
Chhath Puja, Basant Pachami,
Major Regional
Jittya Bhaiya Dooj, Kunda Mela,
Festivals
Kolhua Mela, Chatra Mela
- Paintings and artifacts - Folk Paintings
Major Art
or Paitkar, Jadopatia Paintings,
Forms
Sohrai Art, Kohver Art, Dhokra Art,

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 Ganju Art, Rana, Teli and Prajapati Art,
Kurmi Art, Mundas Art, Turi Art,
Birhor and Bhuiya Art,
Ghatwal art

-Dance Chhou, Paika, Hunta, Karam,

Barao, Jhenana Jhumur, Mardani Jhumur,
Jhitka and Danga, Lahasuya, Domkach,
Ghora naach
- Jadugora Uranium mine (Potential
Nuclear Power Plant)
- Bokaro Steel Plant
Industry - Bokaro Thermal Power Plant
- Oil and Natural Gas (ONGC), Bokaro
- Tata Steel Plant, Jamshedpur
- Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.
Coal, iron ore (26 per cent of Indias reserves),
copper ore (18.5 per cent of Indias reserves),
Minerals
uranium, mica, bauxite, granite, limestone,
silver, graphite, magnetite and dolomite
Agriculture Paddy, wheat, maize, pulses
Geographical
--
Indications
State Animal Elephant
State Bird Asian Koel
State Flower Palash
State Tree Sal
World Heritage
--
Sites
Ramsar Sites --
Biodiversity --

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 Hotspots
Bird
--
Sanctuaries
National Parks Betla National Park
Biosphere Reserve --
- Dalma WLS
- Gautam Buddha WLS
- Hazaribagh WLS
- Koderma WLS
- Lawalong WLS
Wildlife
- Mahauadanr WLS
Sanctuaries
- Palamau WLS
- Palkot WLS
- Parasnath WLS
- Topchanchi WLS
- Udhwa Lake WLS
Tiger Reserve Palamau
Elephant Reserve Singhbhum ER, Sambalpur ER
Marine protected
--
Area

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