| State |
Jharkhand |
| Capital |
Ranchi |
| Area (sq .km) |
79714 |
| Population 2001 |
29945829 |
| Density of Population per sq.km |
338 |
| Average Annual growth rate of population 1991-2001 (%) |
2.1 |
| Annual Per Capita Income 2008-09 (Rs.) |
Rs. 21465 |
| Percentage of Urban Population (%) |
22.25 |
| Literacy Rate(%), 2007-08 |
62.1 |
| Number of Districts |
24 |
| Number of Towns |
152 |
| Number of Villages |
32616 |
| Prominent Cities |
Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro |
| Prominent Airports |
Ranchi |
| Principle Crops |
Maize, Rice, Wheat, Pulses |
| Major Industries |
Heavy Engineering, Coal Mining, Tussar Silk, Steel, IT, Tourism |
Gross State Domestic Product Estimates
GSDP at current prices (Rs. crore)
| GSDP |
Growth |
| States |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2003-04 |
2004-05 |
2005-06 |
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
| Jharkhand |
4244922 |
5132332 |
5487891 |
6322990 |
6925332 |
11.80 |
20.91 |
6.93 |
15.22 |
9.53 |
| Bihar |
6617388 |
7365376 |
7956001 |
9976685 |
11472152 |
1.86 |
11.30 |
8.02 |
25.40 |
14.99 |
| Chhattisgarh |
3880209 |
4358904 |
5099884 |
5780640 |
6803535 |
19.42 |
12.34 |
17.00 |
13.35 |
17.70 |
| Uttarakhand |
2043878 |
2372001 |
2617194 |
2970934 |
. |
10.64 |
16.05 |
10.34 |
13.52 |
. |
| Maharashtra |
34060005 |
38629684 |
43873116 |
50883615 |
59099522 |
13.73 |
13.42 |
13.57 |
15.98 |
16.15 |
| Punjab |
9008860 |
9666008 |
10865334 |
12118925 |
13846739 |
9.53 |
7.29 |
12.41 |
11.54 |
14.26 |
| Tamil Nadu |
17537080 |
20237357 |
23483693 |
27691723 |
30498868 |
10.89 |
15.40 |
16.04 |
17.92 |
10.14 |
