The 28th State of India Jharkhand brought into existence by the Bihar State Reorganisation
Act on 15th Nov 2000 with 22 districts distributed over an area of 79,714 sq km.
The territory of this state is bound by the state of Bihar on the north, West
Bengal on the east, Orissa on the south & Chhattisgarh on the west.
The state extends between 22 degrees north and 22.50 degrees north latitudes and
83 degrees east and 87.775 degrees east latitudes approx.
Physically, Jharkhand is characterized by the Chhotanagpur Plateau, which
further consists of series of plateaux of different elevations-ie. Ranchi
plateau, Ramgarh plateau and Hazaribagh plateau. Technically, these regions have
witnessed three organic movements, which are also responsible for the rich
mineral deposits. Jharkhand has some of the richest deposits of iron & coal in
the world. It is also blessed with rich fauna & flora.
Jharkhand is generously endowed with such mineral wealth, which probably no
other state in the country can boast of 33% of the country's coal reserves are
in Jharkhand. It also inherits various other minerals like iron ore, bauxite,
copper, chromite, china clay, dolomite, granite, mica, magnetite, titanium,
tungsten, uranium, kainite, gold, feldspar, quartzite etc. Besides minerals,
Jharkhand is fertile land, providing tremendous scope for hydel power
generation, horticulture and floriculture. The state offers a large pool of
trained manpower, good educational and technical institutes, research
laboratories, favourable industries, climate, good rail, road &
telecommunication network.
Population, Geography & Infrastructure
|
Population |
2.18 crore |
. |
|
ST |
. |
28% of total |
|
SC |
. |
12% of total |
|
Per capita Income |
Rs. 4161 |
. |
|
Density of Population |
274 persons / Sq. KM |
. |
|
No. of Districts |
18 + 4 |
. |
|
No. of Sub divisions |
33 |
. |
|
No. of Blocks |
211 |
. |
|
No. of Villages |
32620 |
. |
|
No. of Villages Electrified |
14667 |
45 % of total |
|
No. of Villages connected by roads |
8484 |
. |
|
National Highways |
1006 KMs |
. |
|
State Highways |
4662 KMs |
. |
|
Health centers |
506 |
. |
|
Schools |
21386 |
. |
|
Universities |
5 |
Incl. One deemed University |
|
Total Geographical Area |
79.70 Lakh Hect |
. |
|
Cultivable Land |
38.00 Lakh Hect |
. |
|
Net Sown Area |
18.04 Lakh Hect |
25% of total area |
|
Net Irrigated Area |
01.57 Lakh Hect |
8% of net sown area |
|
Forest |
. |
29% of total area
| |
 |
Economic
Profile
|
Population (2001 Census) |
2.7 crore |
| Males |
1.39 crore |
| Females |
1.31 crore |
| Urban
Population % |
22.25 |
| Literacy
Rate (Census 2001) in % |
53.60 |
| Male
Literacy in % |
67.30 |
| Male
Literacy in no |
0.77 crore |
| Female
Literacy in % |
38.90 |
| Female
Literacy in no |
0.42 crore |
| NSDP at
current prices(2002-03) |
27358 crore |
| Per
CAPITA NSDP (2002-03) at current prices |
9955 crore |
OCCUPATIONAL DISTRIBUTION:
LAC
| PARTICULARS
|
NO.
|
%
|
| Total
Population
|
218.44
|
100
|
| Total
Non- Workers
|
136.24
|
62.36
|
| Total
Main Workers
|
68.25
|
31.24
|
| Cultivators
|
34.49
|
15.79
|
| Agriculture
Labourers
|
13.98
|
6.40
|
| Livestock,
Forestry & others
|
0.34
|
0.16
|
| Mining
& Query
|
3.10
|
1.42
|
| House
hold Industries
|
1.52
|
0.70
|
| Other
Manufacturing Industries
|
3.03
|
1.39
|
| Construction
|
0.75
|
0.34
|
| Trade
& Commerce
|
3.17
|
1.45
|
| Transport
& storage
|
1.50
|
0.69
|
| Other
Services
|
6.37
|
2.92
|
| Marginal
workers
|
13.95
|
6.39
|
SIZE
OF HOLDINGS:
|
LAND HOLDINGS
|
NO.
|
|
Less than I Ha.
|
11.09
lac
|
|
1 to 2 Ha.
|
4.90
lac
|
|
Above 2 Ha.
|
7.72
lac
|
ECONOMIC
PROFILE & DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS OF JHARKHAND
|
Population (2001
census)
|
2.70 crore
|
|
Population Mix
|
Rural- 78.75%
[Male-51.68%,
Female-48.32%]
Urban-22.25%[Male-51.69%,
Female- 48.31%]
SC-11.85%
St-27.67%
|
|
Sex Ratio
|
935 Female per 1000
Male.
|
|
Males
|
1.39 crore
|
|
Females
|
1.31 crore
|
|
Urban population %
|
22.25
|
|
Literacy Rate (census
2001) in %
|
53.60
|
|
Male literacy in
%
|
67.30
|
|
Male literacy in
numbers
|
0.77 crore
|
|
Female literacy in
%
|
38.90
|
|
Female literacy in
numbers
|
0.42 crore
|
|
Average Rain Fall
|
1272.05 Ml Meter
|
|
BPL Population
|
23.22 Families [61.57%
of total families] constituting 57.0% of the population.
|
|
NSDP at current prices
(2002-03)
|
27358 crore
|
|
PER CAPITA NSDP
(2002-03) at current prices
|
9955 crore
|
AGRO CLIMATIC ZONE:
|
Central & Northern
Plateau
|
Landscape is rolling
& undulating dominated by mining areas. Series of vallies with
hill ranges.
|
|
Western Plateau
|
Plains, Hilly tracts
& sloppy land.
|
|
South Eastern Plateau
|
Hilly areas
alternating with villages, steep mountains, deep forests and river
basins.
|
ADMINISTRATIVE
UNITS:
|
DISTRICTS
|
22
|
|
SUB DIVISIONS
|
33
|
|
BLOCKS
|
211
|
|
POLICE STATIONS
|
303
|
|
VILLAGES
|
32637
|
|
TOWNS
|
135
|
|
NO. OF HOUSE HOLDS
|
3809000
|
|
DENSITY OF POPULATION
|
274
|
MINERAL RESOURCES:
[LAC TONNES]
|
INDICATORS
|
JHARKHAND
|
SHARE IN ALL INDIA
|
|
COAL
|
62084.85
|
32.09
|
|
IRON ORE
|
3083.26
|
31.84
|
|
LIME STONE
|
572.25
|
1.05
|
|
COPPER ORE
|
93.06
|
25.94
|
|
BAUXITE
|
111.04
|
3.65
|
|
PYRITE
|
52.00
|
90.98
|
|
CHINA CLAY
|
41.78
|
4.80
|
|
KAYNITE
|
113.00
|
8.33
|
|
FIRECLAY
|
47.88
|
6.81
|
|
DOLOMITE
|
47.20
|
0.81
|
|
GRAPHITE
|
3.50
|
57.47
|
|
BENTONITE
|
1.15
|
0.31
|
|
SOAPSTONE
|
0.18
|
0.31
|
|
QUARTZ & SILICA
SAND
|
148.27
|
19.02
|
Major Industries
Coal Mining
Heavy Engineering
Tussar Silk
Steel Industries
Information Technology
Tourism |
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