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Printpdf/Jharkhand-Public-Service-Commission-Jpsc-Gk-State-Pcs-English Drishti IAS Coaching in Delhi, Online IAS Test Series & Study Material drishtiias.com/printpdf/jharkhand-public-service-commission-jpsc-gk-state-pcs-english 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 1/14 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 India 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, Uttar Pradesh) 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 Draupadi Murmu 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
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