Jharkhand was a part of Bihar until the year 2000. However, the state was carved out from Bihar. The capital of Jharkhand is Ranchi, which is also the hometown of popular Indian batsman M S Dhoni. One of the biggest advantages for the state of Jharkhand is that it is very rich in mineral resources, including iron, coal and copper. In fact, the state is the largest producer of iron ore in the country and also copper ore. Jharkhand is the third largest producer of coal in the country.
Ranchi is capital of Jharkhand. Jamshedpur, Deoghar, Dhanbad are major cities of the state. The state also has some prestigious educational institutions in the country including the likes of XLRI, IIM Ranchi, National Institute of Technology and Birla Institute of Technology. The state also has a host of medical colleges. Naxalite insurgency is the one problem that the state has yet to solve.
Date & Month | Day | Holiday |
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January 14 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
January 23 | Monday | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti |
January 26 | Thursday | Republic Day |
January 28 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
February 11 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
February 18 | Saturday | Maha Shivaratri |
February 25 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
March 8 | Wednesday | Holi |
March 11 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
March 24 | Friday | Sarhul |
March 25 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
April 4 | Tuesday | Mahavir Jayanti |
April 7 | Friday | Good Friday |
April 8 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
April 14 | Friday | Dr Ambedkar Jayanti |
April 22 | Saturday | Idul Fitr |
May 5 | Friday | Buddha Purnima |
May 13 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
May 27 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
June 10 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
June 24 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
June 29 | Thursday | Bakrid / Eid al Adha |
July 8 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
July 22 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
July 29 | Saturday | Muharram |
August 12 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
August 15 | Tuesday | Independence Day |
August 26 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
September 7 | Thursday | Janmashtami |
September 9 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
September 23 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
September 28 | Thursday | Eid e Milad |
October 2 | Monday | Gandhi Jayanti |
October 14 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
October 22 | Sunday | Maha Ashtami |
October 23 | Monday | Maha Navami |
October 24 | Tuesday | Vijaya Dashami |
October 28 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
November 11 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
November 12 | Sunday | Diwali |
November 19 | Sunday | Chhath Puja |
November 25 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
November 27 | Monday | Guru Nanak Jayanti |
December 9 | Saturday | Second Saturday Bank Holiday |
December 23 | Saturday | Fourth Saturday Bank Holiday |
December 25 | Monday | Christmas Day |