The land of the forests.

15.11.2000 - carved out of Bihar.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.

"State of Minerals" because of large deposits of different minerals.

Ranchi, Bhilai, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh.

1. BOKARO: Called the "Steel City", with a number of steel plants/mills.Hillocks and valleys around the city presents a panoramic view. It is also very neat and clean city.
2. CHATRA:
3. DEOGARH:
4. DHANBAD: Coal mining and related organization/institutions are there. It is also a Divisional Headquarters of SE Railway. Pollution is the major problem. Indian Institute of Mines is located here.
5. DHUMKA :
6. EAST SINGHBHUM:
7. GARHWA:
8. GIRIDH: Rich in Mica and coal mines.
9. GODDA: Tribal dominated district with Santhal Tribals large in number.
10.GUMLA:
11.HAZARIBAGH: The name means "Thousand Gardens" and the town has many gardens. A wild life sanctuary is also located in this district.
12.JAMTARA;
13.KHUNTI ;
14.KODERMA;
15.LATEHAR;
16.LOHARDAGA ;
17.PAKUR;
18.PALAMU: Has a good forest coverge. SAL and BAMBOO are the major produce. National Park in 200 SQKM area with "Project Tiger". World's first Tiger census was conducted here in 1932.
19.RANCHI: It was the summer capital of the British Bihar Province. Highly Industrialized district. Vegetable cultivation is very prosperous. Steel and steel related industries are dominant. Temples, Dams, waterfalls are places of interest. It is the capital and district of Jharkhand. Home town of Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the Indian Cricket Team Captain.
20.RAMGARH;
21.SAHEBGANJ;
22.SERAIKELA KHARASWAN: Famous for "Chau" Dance.
23.SIMDEGA:
24.WEST SINGHBHUM:

1. Sirsa Munda: A tribal freedom fighter.
2. Karthik Oraon: A tribal who had a very good academic career and was a MP of Gumla constituency, was a Minister of Civil Aviation and Communication. He died in 1981.
3. Shibu Soren: Leader of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and was a MP and Minister in the UPA government.
4.Yashwant Sinha: An IAS Officer, active politician of BJP, Minister of Finance in the NDA Government.
5. Mahendrasingh Dhoni: Hailing from Ranchi, a famous cricketer and Captain of Indian Team winning T20/2007 world Cup and One Day International World Cup in 2011, has become a youth icon.
6. Tanushree Dutta : From Jamshedpur, 2004 Miss Universe participant and a Hindi film actress.

Babulal Marandi - 2000-2003.