Outline of Jharkhand

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{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Jharkhand}}
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[[File:IN-JH.svg|thumb|220px|Location of [[Jharkhand]]]]

The following [[outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jharkhand:

'''[[Jharkhand]]''' – state in eastern India carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south, and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,710 km2 (30,778 sq mi). The city of [[Ranchi]] is its capital while the industrial city of [[Jamshedpur]] is the most populous city of the state.

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== General reference ==

=== Names ===
* Common English name: [[Jharkhand]]
** [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]:
* Official English name(s): [[Jharkhand]]
* Nickname(s):
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Adjectival]](s): Jharkhandi
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Demonym]](s): Jharkhandis

=== Rankings (amongst India's states) ===

* [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 14th
* [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]] (2011 census): 16th
* [[Indian states and territories ranking by crime rate|by crime rate]] (2015): 23rd
* [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2014): 17th
*[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]]:
*[[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]]:
*[[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|by literacy rate]]:

== Geography of Jharkhand ==

[[Geography of Jharkhand]]
* Jharkhand is: an [[Indian state]]
* [[Population of Jharkhand]]: 32,988,134 (2011)
* Area of Jharkhand: 79,714 km<sup>2</sup> (30,778 sq mi)
* [[:commons:Atlas of Jharkhand|Atlas of Jharkhand]]

=== Location of Jharkhand ===
* Jharkhand is situated within the following regions:
** [[Northern Hemisphere]]
** [[Eastern Hemisphere]]
*** [[Eurasia]]
**** [[Asia]]
***** [[South Asia]]
****** [[Indian subcontinent]]
******* [[India]]
******** [[East India]]
* [[Time zone]]: [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Jharkhand
|North = [[Bihar]]
|Northeast =
|East = [[West Bengal]]
|Southeast =
|South = [[Odisha]]
|Southwest = [[Chhattisgarh]]
|West =
|Northwest = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
}}

it consist of a forest cover of almost 30% of its total geographical area.

Betla national park palamu is its lone national park and palamu tiger reserve its lone tiger reserve.

=== Regions of Jharkhand ===

==== Ecoregions of Jharkhand ====

==== Administrative divisions of Jharkhand ====
Five administrative division of Jharkhand states-Palamu, North Chhotanagpur, South Chhotanagpur, Kolhan, Santhal Pargana.

===== Districts of Jharkhand =====
24 district in jharkhand.
* [[List of districts of Jharkhand|Districts of Jharkhand]]

===== Municipalities of Jharkhand =====

* [[List of cities in Jharkhand|Cities of Jharkhand]]
** [[Capital city|Capital]] of Jharkhand: [[Capital of Jharkhand]]

According to the census 2011 Jharkhand has a total population of 3.2 crore. Hindu consist of 68% of the total population. Islam is then followed by 14% of the population. Sarnaism and Christianity is followed by 13% and 4% respectively.

== Government and politics of Jharkhand ==

[[Politics of Jharkhand]]

* [[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])
* [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Jharkhand: [[Ranchi]]
*[[Jharkhand State Capitol]]
*[[Political Party strength in Jharkhand]]
* [[Elections in Jharkhand]]

=== Union government in Jharkhand ===
* [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand|Rajya Sabha members from Jharkhand]]
* [[Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee]]
* [[Indian general election, 2009 (Jharkhand)]]
*[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]

=== Branches of the government of Jharkhand ===

[[Government of Jharkhand]]

==== Executive branch of the government of Jharkhand ====

* [[Head of state]]: [[Governor of Jharkhand]],
* [[Head of government]]: [[Chief Minister of Jharkhand]],

==== Legislative branch of the government of Jharkhand ====

[[Jharkhand Legislative Assembly]]

==== Judicial branch of the government of Jharkhand ====
[[Jharkhand High Court]]

=== Law and order in Jharkhand ===
[[Cannabis in Jharkhand]]

[[Capital Punishment in Jharkhand]]

[[Constitution of India]]

[[Crime in Jharkhand]]

[[Prisons in Jharkhand]]

*[[Law enforcement in Jharkhand]]
**[[Jharkhand Police]]
**

== History of Jharkhand ==

[[History of Jharkhand]]

=== History of Jharkhand, by period ===

==== Prehistoric Jharkhand ====

==== Ancient Jharkhand ====

==== Medieval Jharkhand ====

==== Colonial Jharkhand ====

==== Contemporary Jharkhand ====

=== History of Jharkhand, by region ===

=== History of Jharkhand, by subject ===

== Culture of Jharkhand ==

[[Culture of Jharkhand]]
* [[Architecture of Jharkhand]]
* [[Cuisine of Jharkhand]]
* Monuments in Jharkhand
** [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Jharkhand|Monuments of National Importance in Jharkhand]]
** [[List of State Protected Monuments in Jharkhand|State Protected Monuments in Jharkhand]]
* World Heritage Sites in Jharkhand

=== Art in Jharkhand ===

* [[Music of Jharkhand]]

=== People of Jharkhand ===

* [[List of people from Jharkhand|People from Jharkhand]]

=== Religion in Jharkhand ===

[[Religion in Jharkhand]]
* [[Christianity in Jharkhand]]

=== Sports in Jharkhand ===

[[Sports in Jharkhand]]
* [[Cricket in Jharkhand]]
** [[Jharkhand Cricket Association]]
** [[Jharkhand cricket team]]
* [[Football in Jharkhand]]
** [[Jharkhand football team]]

=== Symbols of Jharkhand ===

[[Symbols of Jharkhand]]
* State animal: elephant
* State bird: koel
* State flower: palash
* State seal: ashok chakra with four daggers
* State tree: saal/ sakhua

== Economy and infrastructure of Jharkhand ==

[[Economy of Jharkhand]]
* [[Tourism in Jharkhand]]

== Education in Jharkhand ==

[[Education in Jharkhand]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Jharkhand|Institutions of higher education in Jharkhand]]

== Health in Jharkhand ==

[[Health in Jharkhand]]

== See also ==
{{Portal|India}}

* [[Outline of India]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=Jharkhand|Jharkhand}}
{{wikiatlas|Jharkhand}}
* {{Official website|http://jharkhand.nic.in/|Jharkhand State Government official website}}
* [http://dhanbad.nic.in/ Dhanbad District Of Jharkhand – An Official Website]

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