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Jharkhand
pronunciation 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
centers are Jamshedpur, Bokaro,
Sindri, Gumla, Hazaribagh,
Dhanbad.
The name Jharkhand comes from
the Sanskrit Jharikhanda which
is the ancient name of the
regions dense forest -
Jharikhanda.
Jharkhand is now advancing
economically much faster than
its northern neighbor, Bihar.
Jharkhand's poverty rate
declined 2% per year from
1994-2002. Unlike some other
Indian states, Jharkhand's
reduction in poverty was faster
in the rural areas than in the
urban ones.
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