hills and forests Jharkhand was born after separating 46 % land from the Bihar State Considering its geographical structure, climate, natural minerals, trees and plants and tribal population, Jharkhand holds an important place in the country. It is located in the northeast of Gondwana Land harkhand land was created by the rocks of the Archean age. Granite, nees, shist, basalt and quartzite are important among themThe western part of Jharkhand is located at the highest point and is called "Pat pradesh". Althoughthe highest point of Jharkhand is the peak of the "Parasnath" hills. Its height is 1365 meters.Jharkhand land has tropical monsoon type of climate.Natural plantation of Jharkhand is of autumn defoliation type, which is kept in the category of tropical, monsoon defoliation forests.Forests cover 29.61 % of the total area of Jharkhand.Jharkhand is known not only in India but also all over the world for its rich mineral resources. Due to the abundance of mineral resources in this state, it is called the "Rhur Pradesh" of India.Coal is the most important energy resource found here. Jharkhand contains over 95 % of the coal used for making coke.Water resource is a boon of nature without which the development of organic substances is not possible. The total water resource of Jharkhand is 28781-million cubic meter of which 82.7 % is surface water and 17.3 % is ground water. Agriculture is the main base of the economy of Jharkhand. 75 % of its population is engaged in agriculture.The agriculture of Jharkhand is mainly dependent on monsoon, as irrigation farilin is available in approx 11% of cultivable land. Thus, the saying that Jharkhand's agriculture is a gamble with Monsoons is almost correct. Jharkhand is known in the whole of India for its tribal population. Actually, since the very beginning, Jharkhand has been identified as tribal area.According to the 2001 census, 26.3 % of the population of Jharkhand constitutes tribal population.32 types of tribes reside in Jharkhand. Santhal, Uraon, Munda, Ho are important among them. Sadans are also considered original inhabitants of Jharkhand. They settled in Jharkhand centuries ago and have become an integral part of the culture here. They constitute 60 % of the total population of the state.Maximum population of Jharkhand comprises of Hindus. Muslims and Christians rank second and third respectively. Tribal population constitute 26.3% of the population of the state.The official language of Jharkhand is Hindi. Bengali and Santhali have been giew the status of second language. |
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