| Jharkhand | ||
|---|---|---|
| State of India | ||
An immensely resource-rich state, Jharkhand suffers from a resource curse
|
||
|
||
Location of Jharkhand
|
||
Map of Jharkhand
|
||
| Coordinates (Ranchi): 23.35°N 85.33°ECoordinates: 23.35°N 85.33°E | ||
| Country | India | |
| Region | East India | |
| Formation | 15 November 2000 | |
| Capital | Ranchi | |
| Largest city | Jamshedpur | |
| Districts | 24 | |
| Government | ||
| • Governor | Draupadi Murmu | |
| • Chief Minister | Raghubar Das (BJP) | |
| • Legislature | Unicameral (81 seats) | |
| • Parliamentary constituency | 14 | |
| • High Court | Jharkhand High Court | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 79,714 km2(30,778 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 16th | |
| Population (2011)[1] | ||
| • Total | 32,988,134 | |
| • Rank | 14th | |
| • Density | 414/km2(1,070/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) | |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-JH | |
| HDI |  0.589 (medium) |
|
| HDI rank | 34th (2017) | |
| Literacy | 67.6% (31st) | |
| Official language[2] | Hindi | |
| Website | www |
|
