Jharkhand

Jharkhand is a State  in Eastern India carved out of the Southern Part of Bihar on Nov 15,2000 and becomes the 28th state of India.The name "Jharkhand" means "The Land of Forests".
The state of Jharkhand became a functioning reality on Nov 15, 2000 after almost half a century of people's movements around Jharkhandi identity.The Jharkhandi identity and the demand for autonomy was not premised solely on the uniqueness of its tribal cultural heritage but was essentially a fallout of the failure of development policy to intervene in socio-economic conditions of the adivasis and non-adivasis in the region.
The state was formed with 18 districts, which were formerly part of south Bihar. Some of these districts were re organised to form 6 new districts and presently has 24 Districts

Jharkhand's 28% of Population is Tribal and the State has 32 Tribal Groups
Capital Ranchi
Population 33 Million (2011 Census)
Literacy Rate  67.63%(2011) - Male 78.45% and Female 56.21%

Government
Jharkhand's Legislative Assembly is Unicameral and has 81 Members.

Chief Minister's of Jharkhand

S No	Name	Party	Tenure
1	Babulal Marandi	BJP	Nov 15,2000 to March 17,2003
2	Arjun Munda	BJP	March 18,2005 to March 2,2005
3	Shibu Shoren	JMM	March 2,2005 to March 12,2005
4	Arjun Munda	BJP	March 12,2005 to Sep 18,2006
5	Madhu Koda	Independent	Sep 18,2006 to Aug 27,2008
6	Shibu Shoren	JMM	Aug 27,2008 to Jan 18,2009
	President Rule		Jan 19,2009 to Dec 29,2009
7	Shibu Shoren	JMM	Dec 30,2009 to May 31,2010
	President Rule		June 1,2010 to Sep 11,2010
8	Arjun Munda	BJP	Sep 11,2010 to present

Jharkhand has 14 Lok Sabha Constituencies and  6 Rajya Sabha Seats.
Lok Sabha Constituencies                  

S No	Constituency	Category
1	Dhanbad	General
2	Giridih	General
3	Kodarma	General
4	Chatra	General
5	Godda	General
6	Dumka	ST
7	Rajmahal	ST
8	Hazaribagh	General
9	Palamau	SC
10	Lohardaga	ST
11	Khunti	ST
12	Singhbhum	ST
13	Jamshedpur	General
14	Ranchi	General