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Jharkhand (literally meaning the Land of Forests) is a state in Eastern India. It borders the state of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the north-west, Chattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the South, and West Bengal to the East. The state was carved out from the southern portion of the state of Bihar on 15 November 2000.

The state is known for its waterfills, hills, and holy religious sites like Baidyanath Dham, Prasanth, Dewri, and Rajrappa.

It is one of India's leading states in terms of economic growth, known for being one of the most mineral rich zones of the world. Mining and mineral extraction are the major industries in the state. It is rich in mineral resources such as coal (27.3% of India’s reserves), iron ore (26% of India’s reserves), copper ore (18.5% of India’s reserves), uranium, mica, bauxite, granite, limestone, silver, graphite, magnetite and dolomite. Additionally it is also India's only state to producing coking coal, uranium, and pyrite.

However, despite being rich in resources, it is one the least developed regions of India, with 39.1% of the population being belong the poverty line and 19.6% of the children under the age of 5 being malnourished as per the 2011 census of India. It's Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.598 is only higher than Uttar Pradesh and Bihar amongst all the states and union territories of India, and it's literacy rate of 66.41% is also amongst the worst in India.

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