About Jharkhand - India

About Jharkhand

The State that was carved out from Bihar on 15th November 2000 forming a new state was the state Jharkhand which lies in eastern india. This state is well known for its mineral resource & Forestry Products for which it popularly known as Vananchal(The the land of wood). Ranchi being the captial city of the state.

The State is bounded by Bihar in the North, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to west, Orissa to the south & West Bengal by east. The State is divided into 24 Districts.

Districts of Jharkhand

1. Bokaro
2. Chatra
3. Deoghar
4. Dhanbad
5. Dumka
6. Garhwa
7. Giridih
8. Godda
9. Gumla
10. Hazaribagh
11. Jamtara
12. Khunti
13. Koderma
14. Latehar
15. Lohardaga
16. Pakaur
17. Palamu
18. East singhbhum
19. West singhbhum
20. Ramgarh
21. Ranchi
22. Sahibganj
23. Seraikela-kharsawan
24. Simdega

Major Cities ofJharkhand

Ranchi - The capital city of the state also well known for its scenic attractions, water falls & rocks. This city is situated at an altitude of 2140 ft above sea level.
Bokaro - Bakaro well known for its largest steel mills in india. 

Temples Baidyanath Temple Jagannathpur Temple Sun Temple Madhuban Angrabadi Temple Tapovan More...

Adventure Tours       More...

Hill Stations Canary Hills Station Dalma Hills Station Parasnath Hills Station Tagore Hills Station Trikuth Parvat More...

Historic Places Charak Pathar Chas Gopalpur Koiridih Palamu Fort More...

Wildlife Betla National Park Dalma WildLife Sanctuary Hazaribagh Wild Life Sanctuary Palamau Tiger Reserve Saranda - The Sal Forest More...

Water Falls Dassam Falls Hirni Falls Hundru Falls Jonha Falls Lodh Falls Panch Gagh Falls More...

How to reach Jharkhand

Air transport 
Ranchi the capital city of the state has domestic airport which has regular flights connecting kolkata, mumbai, patna, New delhi etc.

Rail transport 
Ranchi is well connected with major cities in india opreated by South Eastern Railways.

Road transport 
Ranchi is located at the junction of National Highways 23 and 33.