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Jharkhand Public Service Commission (JPSC) GK

JHARKHAND GK

Formation 15 November, 2000

Capital Ranchi

Population 3,29,88,134

Area 79,710 Sq. km.

Total District 24

High Court Ranchi

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State Symbol

2/14 State Animal : Elephant

State Flower : Plash

State Bird : Koel or Cuckoo

3/14 State Tree : Sal

Main folk art of Santhal tribe : Jadopatia

Tribal Festival : Sarhul

Jharkhand : General Introduction

Jharkhand : At a Glance

Official name of the Jharkhand state

4/14 Established 15 November, 2000

Foundation Day 15 November

Capital Ranchi

Sub-Capital Dumka

High Court Ranchi

Official Language Hindi

Second Official Urdu Language

Other Languages Santhali, Bangla, Mundari, Kudukh, Ho, Nagpuria, Khortha, Panchpargania

State Symbol

State Animal Elephant (Scientific Name: Elephas Maximus Indicus)

State Bird Koel (Scientific Name: Eudynamys Scolopaceus)

State Tree Sal (Scientific Name: Shorea robusta)

State Flower Plash (Scientific Name: Butea monosperma)

Emblem of the Jharkhand's new emblem has a circular shape, indicating a symbol of State development

Geographical and Administrative Introduction

Geographical Location The north-east part of

Latitudinal Extension 21º 58' N to 25º 18' N

Longitudinal Extension 83º 22' E to 87º 57'' E

Geometric shape of the Quadrilateral state

State's share in the total 2.42 Percentage geographical area of India

State Length (North to 380 Km. South)

5/14 State Width (East to 463 Km. West)

Number of states 5 (Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, ) adjoining the state

Number of Districts in the 24 State

Districts of Jharkhand 10 (Sahibganj, Godda, Dumka, Deoghar, Giridih, Koderma, adjoining Bihar Hazaribagh, Chatra, Palamu, Garhwa)

Districts of Jharkhand 1 (Garhwa) adjoining Uttar Pradesh

Districts of Jharkhand 4 (Garhwa, Latehar, Gumla, Simdega) adjoining Chhattisgarh

Districts of Jharkhand 4 (Simdega, West Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan, East adjoining Odisha Singhbhum)

Districts of Jharkhand 10 (East Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Ranchi, Ramgarh, adjoining West Bengal Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamtara, Dumka, Pakur, Sahibganj)

The westernmost district Garhwa of the state

The northernmost district Sahibganj of the state

The southernmost district West Singhbhum of the state

State's position in the 15th country in terms of area

Number of Divisions 05 (North Chotanagpur, South Chotanagpur, Santhal Parganas, Palamu, Kolhan)

Largest Divisions (Area) North Chotanagpur

Smallest Divisions (Area) Palamu

Largest District (Area) West Singhbhum

Smallest District (Area) Ramgarh

State's Climate Monsoon (Tropical Monsoon)

Average Annual Rainfall 140 cm.

Major Crop Paddy

6/14 Maximum Temperature 38ºC (90ºF)

Minimum Temperature 10ºC (50ºF)

Total Forest Area 23,553 Sq. Km. (29.55%)

Total Subdivisions 43

Total Blocks 260

Total Municipal 5 (Ranchi, Dhanbad, Deoghar, Chas and Jamshedpur) Corporations

Total District Councils 24

Number of members of 445 district councils

Total Panchayat 4,423

Number of landlocked (2) Lohardaga, Khunti districts (not adjacent to another state)

Number of districts (5) Sahibganj, Dumka, (Bihar and West Bengal), Simdega adjoining two states (Chhattisgarh and Odisha), Seraikela-Kharsawan, East Singhbhum (Odisha and West Bengal)

Number of districts (1) Garhwa (Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh) adjoining three states

Total Length of National 3,184 Km. Highways

Total Length of State 6,880 Km. Highways

Number of Universities 12 and Equivalent Institutions

Number of Medical 06 Colleges

Number of Central 01 Universities

Number of Engineering 04 Colleges

Number of Model 11 Schools in the State

7/14 Political Introduction of Jharkhand

State legislature Unicameral (assembly)

Total number of members in the Legislative Assembly 82

Number of elected members in the Legislative Assembly 81

Nominated members of the Legislative Assembly 01

Number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in the Legislative 28 Assembly

Number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes in the Legislative 09 Assembly

Number of unreserved seats in the assembly 44

Number of Members in Lok Sabha 14

Number of members in Rajya Sabha 06

Number of seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in Lok Sabha 05

Number of seats reserved for Scheduled Castes in Lok Sabha 01

Number of unreserved seats in Lok Sabha 08

Largest parliamentary constituency West Singhbhum

Smallest parliamentary constituency Chatra

Number of valid STs 32

Number of primitive tribes 08

Jharkhand Census-2011

Total population 3,29,88,134

Male population 1,69,30,315

Female population 1,60,57,819

Share of males in the total population 51.32%

Share of women in total population 48.68%

Percentage of population aged 0–6 in the 16.33% population

Scheduled tribes population 86,45,042

8/14 Scheduled tribes population (in Percentage) 26.2%

Scheduled castes population 39,85,644

Scheduled castes population (in Percentage) 12.8%

Growth rate of population in the decade 2001– 22.4% 2011

District with the highest population growth rate in Koderma (43.42%) the decade 2001–2011

District with lowest population growth rate in the Dhanbad (11.99%) decade 2001–2011

First five districts with highest decadal population Koderma, Chatra, Latehar, Giridih, growth rate Pakur

First five districts with lowest decadal population Dhanbad, Ramgarh, East Singhbhum, growth rate Bokaro, Simdega

Total literacy rate of Jharkhand 66.41%

Male literacy rate 76.84%

Female literacy rate 53.56%

District with highest literacy rate Ranchi (76.06%)

District with lowest literacy rate Pakur (48.82%)

First five districts with highest literacy rate Ranchi, East Singhbhum, Dhanbad, Ramgarh, Bokaro

First five districts with lowest literacy rate Pakur, Sahibganj, Godda, P. Singhbhum, Latehar

District with highest male literacy rate Ranchi (84.26%)

5 districts with highest male literacy rate Ranchi, Dhanbad, East Singhbhum, Bokaro, Ramgarh

5 districts with lowest male literacy rate Pakur, Sahibganj, Godda, Chatra, Latehar

District with highest female literacy rate Ranchi (67.44%)

District with lowest female literacy rate Pakur (40.25%)

First five districts with highest female literacy rate Ranchi, East Singhbhum, Dhanbad, Ramgarh, Bokaro

9/14 First five districts with lowest female literacy rate Pakur, Sahibganj, Godda, West Singhbhum, Garhwa

Sex ratio 948 (females per 1000 men)

District with highest sex ratio West Singhbhum

District with lowest sex ratio Dhanbad

First five districts with highest sex ratio West Singhbhum, Simdega, Khunti, Gumla, Pakur

First five districts with lowest sex ratio Dhanbad, Ramgarh, Bokaro, Deoghar, Palamu

Rural population 2,50,55,073

Urban population 79,33,061

Percentage of rural population to total population 75.95%

Percentage of urban population to total population 24.05%

The share of Jharkhand in the total population of 2.72% the country

Jharkhand's place in the country in terms of 14th population

Largest administrative division in terms of North Chotanagpur population

Smallest division in terms of population Palamu

Largest district in terms of population Ranchi

Smallest district in terms of population Lohardaga

First five districts with highest population Ranchi, Dhanbad, Giridih, East Singhbhum, Bokaro

First five districts with minimum population Lohardaga, Khunti Simdega, Koderma, Latehar

Population density 414 person/sq.km.

Jharkhand's rank among Indian states in terms of 14th population density

District with highest population density Dhanbad

District with lowest population density simdega

10/14 First five districts with highest population density Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ramgarh, East Singhbhum, Deoghar

First five districts with lowest population density Simdega, Latehar, Gumla, West Singhbhum, Khunti

First in State

First Governor Prabhat Kumar

First Female Governor

First Chief Justice Justice Vinod Kumar Gupta

First Female Chief Justice Justice Gyan Sudha Mishra

First Legislative Assembly Speaker Indar singh Namdari

First Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Bagun Sumbrai

First Chief Minister Babulaal Marandi

First Non-Tribal Chief Minister Raghuvir Das

First Independent Chief Minister Madhu Koda

First Woman Cabinet Minister Joba Manjhi

First Chief Secretary Vijayshankar Dubey

First Leader of Opposition Stephen Marandi

First Director General of Police Shivaji Mahan Kaire

First Solicitor General Mangalmay Banarjee

First Lokayukta Justice Laxman Oraon

First Nominated Assembly Member Joseph Pecheli Golsten

First Ashoka Chakra recipient Randheer Verma

First Paramveer Chakra recipient Albert Ekka

First International Tribal Women Hockey Player Savitri purti in the State

First University of State Ranchi University, Ranchi

First Medical College of State Rajendra Medical College, Ranchi

First College of State Saint Kolamba College, Hazaribagh

11/14 First Chairman of JPSC Phatik Chandra Hembrum

The First Chairperson of the Women's Laxmi singh Commission of State

First Indian Cricket Captain from State Mahendra Singh Dhoni

First Steel Plant of State Jamshedpur

The Captain of the State's Hockey team Jaipal singh Munda Participating in the Olympics

The First Industrialist of the State who received J.R.D. Tata the Bharat Ratna

First Tribal Revolution Dhal Revol (year 1767–77)

Tallest Waterfall in the State Budha Ghag waterfall (Lodh Falls), Latehar

Largest River Valley Project in the State Damodar River Valley Project

Largest Airport in the State Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi

Highest Peak in the State Parasnath

Hottest Water Body of State Suryamund (Hazaribagh)

State's Nearest District by Sea East Singhbhum

Longest River of State Damodar

First Ayurveda college of state Government Ayurveda College, Lohardaga

First Hindi Daily Newspaper in the State Rashtriya Bhasha

First Hindi Monthly Magazine in the State Gharbandhu

First English Daily in the State Daily Prem

State's First Film Akrant

State's first Nagpuri Film Sona kar Nagpur

State's First Copper Factory Ghatshila

Coldest Place in the State Netarhat (Latehar)

State's Highest Rainfall Netarhat

State's Largest Forest (density) Saranda

State's First Power Station Tilaiya

12/14 The First Railway in the State From Rajmahal to Deen Dayal Upadhayay (Mughalsarai) junction

State River Freely Falling into the Sea Swarnrekha

Most Pilgrim City Deoghar

Cities with Population more than One Lakh in 10 the State

No. of Metro Cities in the State 2 (Dhanbad, Jamshedpur)

Largest Tribe by Population Santhal

Most Developed Tribe of Jharkhand Oraon

Oldest Tribe of Jharkhand Asur

The First Festival of the Tribes of Jharkhand Sarhul

State's Most Forested District (area) West Singhbhum (3,914 sq. Km.)

Most Forested District in the state in terms of Chatra (47.70%) Percentage

Most Scheduled Tribe District of the State Ranchi

Most Scheduled Tribe Division of the State Santhal Pargana

Script of Santali Language Ol Chiki script

Establishment of Tata Iron and Steel Company In 1907

Project Tiger set up in Palamu In 1973

The District with the Highest Number of Ranchi Waterfalls in the State

The First Railway Line Built by Mining in the Jamshedpur to Howrah RailLine Plateau Areas of the State

Famous as Queen of Hills in the State Netarhat (Chhotanagpur)

Steel City of State Tatanagar

Establishment of First Cement Industry in the In Japla State

State Mining Higher Education Center Indian school of mines

Aviation and Gliding Club in the State Jamshedpur

Biggest Museum Ranchi

13/14 Biggest Zoo Bokaro

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