Jharkhand Foundation Day: All you need to know


By Gaurav Kumar15, Nov 2022 10:53 AMjagranjosh.com

Jharkhand was founded by the Bihar Reorganisation Act on 15 November 2000 as the 28th State of India. 15 November is also observed as the birth anniversary of the legendary Bhagwan Birsa Munda.

80% rural population of the Jharkhand state depends upon agriculture for their livelihood.

Jharkhand state is rich in mineral resources like coal, iron ore, copper ore, uranium, mica, bauxite, granite, limestone, silver, graphite, magnetite, and dolomite and it is the only state that produces coking coal, uranium, and pyrite.

The major food crop of the Jharkhand state is rice.

High court is in Ranchi, with a chief justice and several other judges.- Below high courts; district courts, sub-divisional courts, munsifs' courts, and village councils are there.

Jharkhand has more than 500 medical centres. Some large and well-equipped hospitals are located at Jamshedpur, Ranchi, and Dhanbad. Cancer hospital is situated in Jamshedpur.

The State has several universities including Ranchi University, Birsa Agriculture University, Sido Kanhu Murmu University, Vinoba Bhave University.

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