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The demand for a separate Jharkhand state can be traced back to
the early 1900s, when Jaipal Singh, an Indian Hockey captain and
Olympian, suggested the idea of a separate state consisting of the
southern districts of Bihar. The idea did not become a reality,
however, until August 2nd, 2000, when the Parliament of India
passed the Bihar Reorganisation Bill to create the state of
Jharkhand, carving 18 districts out of Bihar to form Jharkhand
state on 15th November, 2000. It became the 28th state of
India.
However, according to some historians there was already a
distinct geo-political, cultural entity called Jharkhand even
before the period of Magadha Empire. According to a legend, Raja
Jai Singh Deo of Orissa was accepted as the ruler of Jharkhand by
its people in the 13th century. The Singh Deo's of Orissa have been
very instrumental in the early history of Jharkhand. The local
tribal heads had developed into barbaric dictators who could govern
the province neither fairly nor justly. Consequently, the people of
this state approached the more powerful rulers of Jharkhand's
neighbouring states who were perceived to have a more fair and just
governance. This became the turning point in the history of the
region wherein rulers from Orissa moved in with their armies and
created states that were governed for the benefit of the people and
involved their participation, thus ending the barbarism that had
marked the region for centuries. The good tribal rulers continued
to thrive and were known as the Munda Rajas, and exist to this day.
(These are regions which are still semi- autonomous, the degree of
autonomy depending on the size of each specific Munda Raja's
domain.) Later, during the Mughal period, the Jharkhand area was
known as Kukara. After the year 1765, it came under the control of
the British Empire and became formally known under its present
title, "Jharkhand" - the Land of "Jungles" (forests) and "Jharis"
(bushes). Located on Chhota Nagpur Plateau and Santhal Parganas,
has evergreen forests, rolling hills and rocky plateaus with many
places of keen beauty.
Weather remains cool in most areas of jharkhand, especially
Ranchi, Gumla, Netarhat, etc. Jharkhand has a rich variety of flora
and fauna. The National Parks and the Zoological Gardens located in
the state of Jharkhand present a panorama of this variety.
Betla National Park (Palamu), 25 km from Daltonganj covers an
area of about 250 square kilometres. The national park has a large
variety of wild life like tigers, elephants, bisons locally called
gaurs, sambhars, hundreds of wild boar and 15 to 20 feet long
python, herds of spotted deer (cheetals), rabbits and foxes. The
mammalian fauna to be seen at Betla National Park also include
langurs, rhesus, blue bull and wild boars. The lesser mammals are
the porcupine, hare, wild cats, honey badgers, jackals, Malabar
giant squirrel, mongoose, wolf, antelope, etc. In 1974, the park
was declared Project Tiger Reserve.
Part of the reason for the variety and diversity of flora and
fauna found in Jharkhand state may be accredited to the Project
Tiger Reserve of Palamu, which is abode to hundreds of species of
flora and fauna [1], as indicated within brackets: mammal (39),
Snakes (8), Lizards (4), Fish (6), Insects (21), Birds (170), seed
bearing Plants and Tress (97) , Shrubs and Herbs (46), Climbers,
Parasites and semi-Parasites (25), and Grasses and Bamboo (17).
The Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary, with scenic beauties, 135 km
from Ranchi, is set in an ecosystem very similar to Betla National
Park of Palamu.
One Zoological Garden is also located about 16 km from Ranchi,
and a number of mammalian fauna have been collected there for
visitors.
Industry
Jharkhand is known as a rich state of poor but talented people. It
has a concentration of some of the country’s highly
industrialized cities such as Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro and
Dhanbad. It also has several firsts in India, including:
First Iron & steel factory at Jamshedpur
Largest Steel plant in Asia, Bokaro steel plant.
Largest fertilizer factory of its time in India (since shut down)
at Sindri
Biggest explosives factory at Gomia
First methane gas well
On the other hand, it has several towns and innumerable villages
with sub-standard civic amenities. Urbanization ratio is only
22.25% and the per capita annual income is only US$ 90.
Jharkhand also has immense mineral resources: minerals ranging
from (ranking in the country within bracket) from iron ore (1st),
coal (3rd), copper ore (1st), mica (1st), bauxite (3rd), Manganese,
limestone, china clay, fire clay, graphite (8th), kainite (1st),
chromite (2nd), asbestos (1st), thorium (3rd), yemenite (2nd),
sillimanite, uranium (Jaduguda mines, Narwa Pahar) (1st) and even
gold (Rakha mines) (6th) and silver and several other minerals.
Large deposits of coal and iron ore support concentration of
industry, in centers like Jamshedpur, Bokaro and Ranchi. Tata
Steel, a S&P CNX 500 conglomerate has its corporate office in
Jharkhand. It reported a gross income of Rs.204,910 million for
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Ranchi-The
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Ranchi is the capital city of Jharkhand state, India. Ranchi was
the center of the Jharkhand movement for a separate state for the
tribal regions of South Bihar. Jharkhand was formed on 15 November
2000 by carving out the districts of Chota Nagpur and Santhal
Parganas divisions of Bihar. As a part of Bihar, it used to be the
summer capital from the time of the British Raj because of its cool
climate.It is not very far from Rajrappa, another seminal place in
the state of Jharkhand.
Chhottanagpur consists of three smaller plateaus of Ranchi,
Hazaribagh, and Koderma. The city of Ranchi is located at an
altitude of 654 meters above sea level in the plateau of Ranchi.
Ranchi was once the summer capital of Bihar. Subarnarekha river
flows by the side of the city. The city as well as its immediate
hinterland is endowed with several scenic spots.
Ranchi has a salubrious climate. Temperature ranges from maximum
37 to 20 °C during summer, and minimum 22 to 3 °C during
winter. The annual rainfall is about 1530 mm.
On account of its historical position as an important
administrative and military base of the eastern India during the
British Raj, Ranchi developed as an important centre of trade and
commerce, including a traditional base for sericulture and
manufacture of shellac. Villages around Ranchi has been described
as the 'vegetable bowl' of Jharkhand and truckloads of green
vegetables are transported from the city to different parts of
Jharkhand, Bihar, as also to Calcutta.
After India gained independence, Ranchi continued to grow and a
number of industrial facilities were located in and around the
city, and it emerged as an important industrial center. Along with
other two industrial townships of Jamshedpur and Bokaro, it
completes the industrial structure of Jharkhand. Major
techno-industrial facilities of Ranchi include Heavy Engineering
Corporation, Mecon, SAIL's R&D Facility, High Tension Insulator
factory, CCL, CMPDI, IICM, USHA MARTIN, USHA BELTRON and Shipping
Corporation of India.
Ranchi has some of the largest facilities for mentally-challenged
patients at Kanke. There are three major hospitals taking care of
patients with psychiatric illnesses.
1) Central Institute of Psychiarty, Kanke
2) RINPAS, Kanke
3) Davis Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke
Temples
Rajrappa Mandir About 65 km from Ranchi. A tourist place, has
great picnic spots and famous for its temple. Click on the link to
know more.
Pahari Temple - Heart of the city
Durga Badi - Near Firayalal Chowk at the heart of the city.
Jagannathpur Temple - Built in the architectural style of Puri
temples
Surya Temple- 24 km from Ranchi on Ranchi-Tata NH Road
Ramakrishna Mission and Ashram, Morabadi, Ranchi
Ramakrishna Mission Ashram and T B Sanatorium, Tupudana,
Ranchi
Rock/Park Resorts
Tagore Hill - Heart of the city
Rock Garden/Kanke Dam - Heart of the city
Birsa Zoological Park - 14 km from Ranchi
Night Safari- 14 km from Ranchi
Deer Park - 16 km from Ranchi on Ranchi-Khunti Road
Sidhu Kaanu Park - Heart of the city
Dr. Zakhir Hussain Park - Heart of the city
Nakshatra Van - Heart of the city, near Raj Bhawan (Governor's
House)
Ranchi Hill - Health and Holiday Resort
Tagore hill - morabadi, 5 km from the center of the city
Water Resorts
Ranchi Lake - Heart of the city
Dhurwa Dam
Rukka Dam - 16 km from Ranchi
Aqua Home - Heart of the city
Dassam Falls - About 40 km from Ranchi on Ranchi-Tata NH
Road
Jonha Falls - About 18 km from Ranchi
Sita Falls - near to Jonha falls
Hundru Falls - 28 km from Ranchi
Hirni Falls
Panchghaag
By Road: Ranchi has been good in Road connectivity with 3-4
National Highways crossing through or close to it. Recently the
state government with the support of NHDC has constituted a plan to
strengthen the Road connectivity of different district headquarters
to this capital city with 4 laned highways of international
standards. Ranchi has very good road connectivity with places like
Jamshedpur (Tatanagar), Bokaro, Dhanbad, Daltonganj, Patna, Gaya
and various Bihar towns. It also has inter-state connectivities to
places like Kolkata, Durgapur/Asansol, Siliguri (Drajeeling),
Cuttack, Rourkela, Bhubaneswar.
By Rail: Ranchi has witnessed a tremendous growth of
railway connectivity during the past 3-4 years. Growing demand and
subsequent push grants in the railway annual budget made sure that
Ranchi got its deserved piece of allocation. Currently Ranchi has
very good connectivity with all major centers in India. Some of the
trains are:
Hatia - Delhi Swarnajayanti Express (2 routes, Superfast)
Ranchi – New Delhi Rajdhani Express (Superfast)
Hatia – Delhi Samaparka Kranti Express (Superfast)
Hatia – Jammu Tawi Express
Ranchi - Howrah Shatabdi (Superfast)
Hatia – Patna Express (3 Pairs daily)
Hatia – LTT (Superfast, bi-weekly)
Ranchi – LTT (Via Gaya)
Hatia – Puri Express
Hatia – Yeswantpur (Blore) Express (Weekly)
In addition to this there are several other express, passenger
trains connecting other centers.
By Air: The Ranchi Airport (Code: IXR) is located in the
Hinoo locality. It is approximately 7 km from the city center. The
airport name is Bhagwan Birsa Munda Airport. There are regular
flights to Delhi, Patna, Mumbai, Raipur and Kolkata. Ranchi –
Kolkatta (Deccan Airways; Twice daily) Ranchi – Raipur
(Deccan Airways; Twice Daily)Ranchi – Patna (Indian Airlines
and Sahara Airways; Each daily)Ranchi – Mumbai (Indian
Airlines and Sahara Airways; Each daily)Ranchi – New Delhi
(Indian Airlines and Sahara Airways; Daily)
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Bokaro is one of the twenty-two districts of Jharkhand state,
India. It was created in the year 1991 by carving out one
subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six
blocks from Giridih District. It covers a geographical area of 2861
square kilometres. The average altitude of the land is 210 metres
from mean sea level.
The district has a maze of valleys and sub-valleys formed by the
River Damodar and its tributaries. They form an important source of
water for the industries and townships which have sprung up on it
banks in the last few decaded. Some hills and hillocks rise above
the gentle valley making it a panoramic landscape to view.
Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarter with a population
of around 800,000. The population is drawn from all parts of India.
The population is well educated and urbane.
Bokaro district has a large steel plant, Bokaro Steel Plant,
controlled by Steel Authority of India Limited and several other
medium and small industries. The district has already emerged
prominently on the industrial map of India. This city is very neat
and clean city. The atmosphere of this city is really good.
Bokaro Steel City is the home of one of largest steel mills
in India, and several other medium and small industries. It is the
district headquarters of the Bokaro district.
Situated in the Chhotanagpur Plateau, the vast rolling
topography of the city is typical, strewn by graded valleys and
winding streams. In this setting, within a short period of two
decades, a new city with a strong multi-dimensional economic base,
has blossomed into a regional urban centre of around 800,000 people
drawn from different parts of the country, giving the city the
character of Mini India.
Geography: Bokaro is located in the eastern part of India
at 23°29' N 86°09' E. It is located in picturesque
surroundings on the southern bank of river Damodar with Garga, one
of its tributaries meandering along the southern and eastern
outskirts of the city. On the north, the city is flanked by the
high ranges of the Parasnath Hills and on the south just beyond the
river Garga, it is enveloped by the Satanpur hillocks. Two
artificial cooling ponds have been built for use in Steel making. A
dam of River Garga has been built to supply water to the township
as well as the steel plant.
Places of interest
Best Season : September to February.
Languages : Hindi, Bengali(khotta), English.
Siwandih
There is large number of migrants are living in Siwandih. This is
situated in west of Bokaro near Railway Station. Bokaro has a
natural beauty lot of mountains, lakes are there in bokaro.
Garga Dam and Parasnath Hills
Garga Dam is situated near Bokaro Steel City (about 12 km from
city center). It is a famous picnic spot for the denizens of
Bokaro. Lusturous green surroundings and variety of aquatic habitat
residing in and around Garga Dam lures the school excursions and
boilogical expeditions to this place.This dam is constructed for
the use of steel plant as well as for the water supply for its
people.
Bokaro Ispat Pustakalaya
Located near Bokaro Hotel, it has a collection of over 40,000
books(including some valuable manuscript) that meets the reading
requirements of the people in the township.It is managed by the
management of the steel plant.
City Centre, sector 4
The city center is the main shopping district of the city. Recent
years have seen it grow more than three-fold in size. The
difference of this market and most other major markets in Indian
cities happens to be the planning of the market. There is ample
parking space, and the approach roads, as well as those inside the
market are wide. The place houses almost all major Indian banks,
has the best shops in the city for clothing, electronics, and the
best food joints. You can find anything from a needle to a car in
the market. It used to be home for the only cinema theatres in the
city, but only one of them is operational now. The latest comers to
the market are coaching institutes, small clinics, and hospitals.
Their rate of growth shows the demand these services have in the
city.
Ram Mandir
Located in the sector 1 is the most famous mandir dedicated to
Lord Ram and smaller other mandirs encircling it dedicated to other
gods and goddesses. The Ram Mandir market is also famous for batata
poori, chat, samosa, phuchka, and egg-roll (WORLD BEST EGG ROLLS) .
It is adviseable to be cautious of Pandas of Ram Mandir
Jagannath Temple
Located in Sector 4, the newly built Jagannath temple is an
another attraction.The temple is a replica of the famous temple in
Puri, Orissa.
Kali Mandir
Located in sector 8, it is one of the oldest temples of the city.
As the name suggests, the temple is dedicated to one of the
incarnations of Shakti, Goddess Kali. Besides the religious
activities it is also a major socialing place for the Bengalis of
the city. The temple organizes an annual painting competition
attended by hundreds of students from the schools of the city.
City Park
Bokaro has a well maintained City Park with an artificial lake.
Recently three artificial islands have also been added. These
islands were designed in Japneese style. The park used to have some
small animals but they were all transferred to the Jawaharlal
Botanical Garden in the early 90s. There is a small guest house
that is used to host parties for visiting dignitaries. A small
restaurant also stands at the eastern edge of the lake. There is a
small toy train that is run for some time early every year. The
park hosts an annual Basant Mela (Spring Fiesta) in early February.
The southern part of the park is used by thousands during the
annual Chhatth puja in October/November.
Jawaharlal Nehru Biological Park
The botanical garden was built in the late 80s and early 90s. It
has animals and birds from different parts of the world, with the
big cats being the biggest attractions. The zoo came into limelight
after multiple breedings of white tigers, royal bengal tigers, and
the asiatic lion over a short span of time. The cubs were sent to
different zoos in India and abroad, since the available resources
were not good enough to cater to the needs of so many big cats.
Chas
Once a small grain trading hub of the region, this town first
became famous during the Second World War when the British
Government used it as a base to supply soldiers fighting on the
eastern front against the Japanese. After the decision of
Government of India to establish the Bokaro Steel Plant it gained
in stature. It was the administrative headquarters of the area when
Bokaro was a part of Dhanbad district, and later when Bokaro became
a district. Recently the headquarters were moved to the steel
township. Chas continues to be a trading hub, but has declined in
importance after the rise of the township to the west.
Babudih
A village in Chas Block famous for 75 foot (23 m) high tower.
Pupunki Ashram
The last Kasba in the Bokaro Dhanbad route is Pupunki. The
village, along with its fields and captive fishery ponds is
squeezed between NH-32, Bokaro-Chandrapura Railway line and the
Damodar river. Opposite to this village across the NH-32 is the
pious Pupunki Ashram. This Ashram was an age old home for Gurus who
used to harbour Gaushalas with 100s of students being imparted
scientific and spiritual knowledge in the past. One can still see
the reminents of the past with many rituals still intact in this
Ashram. This place is also a popular picnic spot these days.
Chandrapura
A town famous for Chandrapura Thermal Power Station, a unit of
Damodar Valley Corporation. It was a big source of pollution for
the adjoining areas owing to the coal based generators, but things
changed after electrostatic precipitators were installed in the
chimneys, and large scale afforestation was carried out. The town
lies on the northern edge of perhaps the most polluted river in the
world, the Damodar.
Tenughat
Headquarters of Bermo SubDivision, famous for Tenughat Dam and
Tenughat Thermal Power Station
By Air: There is no direct air connection but SAIL has a
private air strip at Bokaro. The nearest commercial airport is
Ranchi (115 km away) which is serviced by Indian Airlines and Air
Deccan and is well connected with Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Patna,
etc.
By Rail: Bokaro is well connected to the rest of India by
rail and lies on the Delhi-Ranchi line. Here is a list of trains
arriving at the Bokaro junction. Dhanbad at 47 km, is the biggest
railway station of the region which is on the main
Delhi–Howrah railway line.
By Road: Bokaro is well connected with all the major
cities by good motorable roads. It lies at the junction of
Dhanbad–Purilia–Jamshedpur (NH 32) and
Dhanbad–Ramgarh–Ranchi (NH 23).
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Gumla is a town which is also headquarters of Gumla district of
Jharkhand state, India.
Gumla district is one of the twenty-two districts of Jharkhand
state, India, and Gumla town is the administrative headquarters of
this district.
For centuries, the place was a meeting center for people from the
hinterland who flocked here to exchange goods using the barter
system, and the place was called Gaw-Mela. Gumla is believed to
derive its name from Gaw-Mela, which consists of two words of Hindi
(also used in several local dialects), namely, Gaw (cows and the
cattle) and Mela, that is, a fair. The place became known as
Gaw-mela, and then the word transformed itself into Gumla.
Gumla district was formed on 18th May 1983 by carving out of
certain areas of Ranchi district of the-then Bihar state.
Gumla district has a rich natural and mineral resources and home
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Garhwa is a town which is also headquarters of Garhwa district
of Jharkhand state, India.
Garhwa district is one of the twenty-two districts of Jharkhand
state, India, and Garhwa town is the administrative headquarters of
this district.
On 1st April, 1991, some area of Palamau was carved out to form
Garhwa district.
The district lies between 23° 60’ and 24°
39’ north latitude and 83° 22’ and 84°
00’ east longitude, and is bordered by river Sone on the
north, Palamau district of Jharkhand state on the east, Surguja
district of Chhattisgarh state on the south, and Sonebhadra
district of Uttar Pradesh on the west.
Population: 1024151 (2001 census)
The district consists mostly forests and has only one town,
Garhwa, which is also the district headquarters. Garhwa district is
a part of Palamau Commissionery consisting of fourteen blocks and
two subdivisions, Garhwa and Nagar-Untari. At the time of creation
there were eight blocks named as 1. Bhandaria, 2. Bhawanathpur, 3.
Dhuraki, 4. Garhwa, 5. Majhiyaon, 6. Meral, 7. Nagar-Untari, and 8.
Ranka. Later on six more blocks were created from the old one to
provide efficient administration, named as 1. Chiniya, 2. Dandai,
3. Kandi, 4. Kharaundhi,5. Ramkanda, and 6. Ramuna. Currenty
altogether there are fourteen blocks in Garhwa district. There are
156 Gram-Panchayat and 916 villages. It has two police sub-division
named as Garhwa and Nagar-Untari with eight police stations as
Bhandaria, Bhawnathpur, Dhurki, Garhwa, Majhiyaon, Meral,
Nagar-Untari, and Ranka.
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Godda | |
| Godda is one of the districts of Jharkhand state, India. Godda
lies in the northeastern part of Jharkhand state, India. Godda town
is the headquarters of Godda district. The geographical area now
comprising Godda district was formerly part of Santhal Parganas.
The area of the district is 210 km², with a population of
around 861,000. The district is without any rail link, the nearest
railway station being Barahat. Agriculture is the main economic
activity of the people, and major crops are paddy, wheat and
maize.
Godda is the land of a tribe called Sathals and is moslty famous
for the Rajmahal Coalfields in Lalmatia. Its and integral part of
Jharkhand and known for its hills and small forests. The mine
present here is an integral part of ECL coalfields and is among the
biggest of its own in whole Asia. Mahagama, Pathargama, Hansdiha,
Lalmatia are some popular place.
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