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INDIAN STATE : JHARKHAND
General Information
Jharkhand lies in eastern India. It was carved out
of the southern part of Bihar state on 15th November
2000. Jharhkand 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.
The other major cities and indurstrial centres are Jamshedpur,
Bokaro, Giridih and Dhanbad.
Fact File
| Geographical Area |
0.80 (lakh sq. km) |
| Capital |
Ranchi |
| Population (2001
Census) In lakhs |
269.46 |
| Gross state Domestic
product (GSDP) at current prices in 2004-2005 (as
of Feb 2006) |
43687 (Rs. Crore)
US$ 9.46958 bn |
| Gross state Domestic
product (GSDP) at constant price (1993-94) in 2004-2005
(as of Feb 2006) |
US$ 5.80797 bn |
| Net State Domestic
Product at Current Prices (2004-05) |
US$ 8.05499 bn |
| Net State Domestic
Product at Constant Prices (1993-1994) for (2004-05)
|
US$ 4.96770 bn |
| Per Capita Income
at current prices (2004-2005) |
US$ 282.057 |
| Percentage of State
Population to All India Population |
2.62 |
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Literacy Rate (2001 Census)
|
53.56% |
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|
67.30%
38.87% |
| Principal languages |
Hindi, English |
*CSO Estimates
Official website of Government of Jharkhand
Economic Survey of Maharashtra, 2005-2006
Advantage Jharkhand
- Abundant Minerals: The state has huge reserves of
minerals with approximately forty percent of the country's
resources being available in the state. The state
is the sole producer of cooking coal, uranium and
pyrite. It ranks first in the production of coal,
mica, kyanite and copper in India. There exists further
potential for exploration and exploitation of gold,
silver, metals, decorative stones, precious stones,
etc.
- Skilled Manpower: There are a number of renowned
institutions such as XLRI at Jamshedpur, Indian Institute
of Coal Management at Ranchi, BIT at Sindri, etc.
These institutions produce highly skilled and qualified
workforce.
- The state also has adequate power generation and
efforts are being made to enhance it. Jharkhand also
has adequate availability of surface and ground water
and is sufficient with immense biodiversity supported
by a moderate climate.
- Locational Advantage: Jharkhand is located close
to Calcutta, Haldia and Paradeep Ports. Ranchi, the
capital, is well connected by air, rail and road.
Industrial towns have excellent rail and road connectivity
with major market places in the country.
- Conducive R&D Facilities: the state houses top
most metallurgical institutions like NML Jamshedpur,
SAIL R&D, etc.
- Industrious work force
Economic Infrastructure
Roads
The status of roads in the state is as follows:
The total length of roads in the state is 4311 km.
This includes:
- National highways: 1600 Kms
- State highways: 2711 Kms
An ambitious project of providing four-lane highway
between Hazaribagh and Baharagoda (Jamshedpur) measuring
333 kms is under construction. A detailed project report
for construction of high specification road between
Ranchi and Sahebganj via Govindpur, Jamtara and Dumka
is being prepared, which will provide gateway to Assam
and North East. Similarly Ranchi - Daltonganj - Garhwa
roads shall also be strengthened.
Special attention is being paid to improve and upgrade
the existing road network and provide new road linkages
/ bypasses with bridges over rivers to facilitate quick
and efficient movement of raw materials and finished
goods.
The Government encourages private sector participation
on Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concept for building
and maintenance of roads and bridges. With respect to
the bridges upon the National Highways, the State Government
shall undertake steps to involve Private Sector Participation
in consultation with the Government of India. The state
government would also allow commercial use of specified
road side land in order to improve the economic viability
of such road / bridge projects as per the approval plan.
Railways
The state has extensive and well-developed railway
system providing vital links to mining industry and
tourism with important cities and ports of the country.
The state has extensive goods-handling facilities available
at Ranchi, Bokaro, Dhanbad and Jamshedpur (Tata Nagar).
In addition, ore loading facilities are available at
Kiriburu, Lohardaga and all the coal mines of Central
Coalfields Ltd.
Aviation
Ranchi is connected with Delhi, Patna and Mumbai. Jamshedpur,
Bokaro, Giridih, Deoghar, Hazaribagh, Daltonganj and
Noamundi have airstrips.
The state government has taken steps to set up Air
Cargo Complex at Ranchi. This would provide boost to
export oriented industries, specifically, those operating
in the area of high value and perishable commodities.
Power
The installed capacity of power in Jharkhand is 2590
MW. This includes 420 MW (Tenughat Thermal Power Station),
840 MW (Patratu Thermal Power Station), 130 MW (Sikkidiri
Hydel Project), and 1,200 MW (Damodar Valley Corporation
Thermal/Hydel project). The prospect of capacity addition
in both the thermal and hydel sectors of various power
stations is 4,736 MW.
Telecommunication
Jharkhand Telecom Circle, a newly created territorial
unit of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), is providing
vital telecom infrastructure in the state. Jharkhand
telecom circle is committed to provide state of art
telecom services in the every part of Jharkhand at affordable
price.
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Jharkhand
Telecom Circle at a Glance
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| Items |
Status as on March
2005 |
| Number of Telecom
Districts |
6 |
| Number of Short
Distance Charging Areas (SDCAs) |
75 |
| Number of Telephone
Exchanges |
436 |
| Exchanges on reliable
STD System |
436 |
| Equipped Capacity
of Telephone lines |
627152 |
| Working Connections
(Fixed phones) |
455377 |
| Waiting List for
New Connection |
9992 |
| Number Of Blocks
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211 |
| Blocks connected
to STD network |
211 |
| Number of Villages
covered with at Least one Public Telephone |
26968 |
| Number of pay phones
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16044 |
| Number of Trunk
Automatic Exchanges (TAXs) |
6 |
| Trunk line capacity
(no. of circuits) |
67000 |
| Internet Nodes |
7 |
| Internet Connections
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21607 |
Source: http://www.jharkhand.bsnl.co.in/generalinfo.htm
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