Formation | 15 November,2000 |
Capital | Ranchi |
Major Language | Hindi, Santhali |
Official Animal | Asian Elephant |
Official Bird | Asian Koel |
State Flower | Palash |
State Tree | Sal |
Official Dance | Paiga |
Major Rivers | Damodar, Ganga, Gange, Punpun River Auranga, Barakar, Brahmani Deo Kharkai, Koina, Subarnarekha |
Major lake | Topchanchi, Ranchi |
High Court | Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi |
Major Festival | Jhumar, Phagwa |
Airport | Birsa Munda International Airport |
National Parks | Betla National Park Palamu National park |
Wild Life Sanctuary | 1 Betla National Park 2 Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary 3 Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary – JH 4 Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary 5 Koderma Wildlife Sanctuary 6 Lawalong (Chatra) Wildlife Sanctuary 7 Mahuadanr (Wolf) Wildlife Sanctuary8 Palamau Wildlife Sanctuary & Tiger Reserve 9 Palkot Wildlife Sanctuary 10 Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary 11 Topchanchi Wildlife Sanctuary 12 Udhwa Lake Wildlife Bird Sanctuary |
Dance forms | 1.Jhumair. 2.Mardani 3.Jhumair. 4.Janani 5.Jhumair. 6.Domkach. 7.Lahasua. 8.Fagua. 9.Painki. 10.Chhau dance |
Waterfalls | 1.Hundru Falls 2.Jonha Falls 3.Dassam Falls 4.Lodh Falls 5.Hirni Falls 6.Usri Falls 7.Dugandhar Falls |
Mines | Jaduguda – Uranium Mine Jharia – Coal mine Kodarma – Mica mine Singhbhum – Copper Mine Giridhika – Copper Mine |
Tribes | Munda, Santhal, Oraon, Karmali, Hill Kharia |
Tourist destinations | 1.Deoghar 2.Jamshedpur 3.Ranchi 4.Ghatshila 5.Shikharji 6.Desham falls 7.Netarhat 8.Messanjore Dam 9.Hazaribagh 10.Dhanbad 11.Bokara Steel city |
Food | 1.Litti Chokha 2.Pittha 3.Rugra 4.Handia 5.Malpua 6.Chilka roti 7.Thekua 8.Bamboo shoots 9.Dhuska |
JHARKHAND IMPORTANT FACTS
- 28th state of India : Jharkhand
- The state formed as per the 84th amendment by dividing the Bihar State
- The state which was carved out from the southern part of Bihar
- The state otherwise known as Vananchal
- The state known as Tribal State of India
- The state known as Mineral state of India
- Leading producer of Mica in India
- Leading producer of Uranium in India
- Tagore hills and Raj mahal hills are situated at
- Bokaro steel plant is situated in
- The land of shrubs
- First state in India to start breakfast for children in schools
- First planned Industrial City in India : Jamshedpur
- First planned city in India : Chandigarh
- The place known as City of Waterfalls : Ranchi
- Birsa Munda Airport is situated at: Ranchi
- Birth place of M.S. Dhoni: Ranchi
- All India Soil Research Institute is situated at : Ranchi
- Headquarters of National Coal Development Corporation: Ranchi
- Headquarters of Central Tribal Research Institute: Ranchi
- Ranchi is situated on the banks of the river: Subamarekha
- Bokaro steel plant is a collaborated project of India and: Russia (1972)
- Sub capital of Jharkhand : Dumka
- First Iron and Steel Industry In India : Kulti, West Bengal (1870)
- First fully set up Iron and steel plant in India: TISCO Jamshedpur (1907)
- Most profitable steel plant in India: Bhilai, Chhattisgarh (1955)
- Largest Iron and steel plant in Asia : Bokaro, Jharkhand (1964)
- Ranchi is situated on the banks of the river : Subarnarekha
- Bokaro steel plant is a collaborated project of India and: Russia (1972)
- Sub capital of Jharkhand: Dumka
- First Multipurpose river valley project: Damodar valley
- The beneficiary states of Damodar valley : West Bengal,Jharkhand
- The river valley project which was constructed on the model of Tennessee valley: Damodar Valley
- The place known as Land of Mines : Dhanbad
- The old name of Jamshedpur : Sakchi
- First planned Industrial City in India (1907): Jamshedpur
- The place known as ‘Pitsburg of India’ : Jamshedpur
- Steel City of India : Jamshedpur
- Keenan stadium is situated in: Jamshedpur
- Tata Steel plant (TISCO) is situated at : Jamshedpur
- Jamshedpur is situated on the banks of the River: Subamarekha
- National Metallurgical laboratory is situated at : Jamshedpur
- Largest city in Chota Nagpur plateau: Jamshedpur
- First ISO-9005 city in Indian: Jamshedpur
- Coal City of India: Dhanbad
- The Central Mining Research Institute is at : Dhanbad
- Indian school of Mining is at : Dhanbad
- Bhatinda waterfalls is in: Dhanbad
- Birsa Munda park is situated at: Dhanbad
- Central School of Mines : Dhanbad
- Largest fertilizer factory in India: Sindri
- The mineral plateau of India: Chota Nagpur plateau
- The plateau known as the store house of Minerals: Chota Nagpur
- The Hazaribag wildlife sanctuary is situated in : Hazaribag, Jharkhand
- Betla National Park : Palamu District, Chota Nagpur plateau
- palamau Tiger Reserve is situated in: Jharkhand
- Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park is situated at: Bokaro steel City
- The region known as Mineral belt of India: Chota Nagpur
- The queen of Chota Nagpur : Netarhat
- Language used by Santhal people : Santhali
- The script of Santhali language : Ol Child
- The river known as ‘Dev’ river : Damodar
- Dimna lake is situated in : Jamshedpur
- First Chief Minister of Jharkhand: Babulal Marandi Ramgarh
- First Tribal leader whose portrait was unveiled in Indian Parliament : Birsa Munda
- The person who is known as Ulgulan : Birsa Munda
- The person who declared himself as King of farmers as a part of his fight against the British : Birsa Munda
- The archery athlete Deepika Kumari is hailing from : Jharkhand
- First tribal woman who. was the Governor of a state in India : Draupadi Murmu