Introducation of Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar state on 15 November 2000. Jharhkand is bordered by the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh, chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east.

The industrial city of Ranchi is its capital. The other major cities (all highly industrialised cities of eastern India), are Jamshedpur, Bokaro,Giridih, and Dhanbad.

Jharkhand is also popularly known as Vananchal. The word Vananchal is derived from combination of two Hindi words: Vana meaning “forests”, and anchal meaning “area” - thus the word “Vananchal” denotes a land mass covered with forests.

Jharkhand is known for its mineral wealth and forestry products together with excellent human resources.