Portal:Jharkhand/Intro

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Jharkhand pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: झारखंड, Bengali: ঝাড়খণ্ড,IPA: [dʒʰaːrkʰəɳɖ]) is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar state on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east.

The industrial city of Ranchi is its capital. Some of the other major cities and industrial centres are Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Sindri, Giridih, Gumla, Deoghar, Hazaribagh and Dhanbad once a part of West Bengal.

Jharkhand is famed for its mineral wealth and forestry products.

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