Glance
Jharkhand is a mineral rich state, having most of big industries of United Bihar. There are two major steel plants- Tata Steel at Jamshedpur and SAIL at Bokaro, several coal mines fields, Heavy Engineering plant at Ranchi, a big fertilizer plant at Sindri and several industrial establishment based on minerals in this state.
Jharkhand state is full of evergreen forests, wild life sanctuaries, lakes, waterfalls, health and holiday resorts and a wide range of scenic beauty for tourists. The State's Chota Nagpur plateau presents a rolling hills area, dense forests, several waterfalls and many springs with mineral waters.
Jharkhand state is not only a state of abundant evergreen forests or wildlife or waterfalls but also a state of important pilgrimage destinations. The famous places of pilgrimage are Rajrappa, Parasnath, Sun Temple, Baidyanathdham (Deoghar), Jagannathpur Temple and Hill, Anjangram and many more.
Jharkhand also is developing Ecotourism and Organic Farming destinations, where quite a few villages are turning as eco tourism destinations, and farms being converted to Organic Farming.

Jharkhand
Important Facts
| Capital: | Ranchi |
| Area: | 79.722 km² |
| Populationi: | 30.474.000 (2008) |
| Altitude: | 1000 m |
| Language | Hindi, Bihari, Santali, Bengalisch, Urdu, Kurukh, Mundari, Ho, Oriya, English |
Places to Visit
- Baidyanath dham (Deogarh)
- Bokaro
- Dhanbad
- Garhwa
- Hazaribagh
- Jamshedpur
- Palamu
- Ranchi