Jharkhand officially becomes the 28th state of India, formed from eighteen districts of southern Bihar.

Jharkhand

State in eastern India

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It is the 15th largest state by area, and the 14th largest by…

Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000

2000 Indian law creating the state of Jharkhand

Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000 was a law passed by the parliament of India in 2000. Loksabha and Rajya sabha passed the bill on 2 and 11 August respectively and on 15 November 2000, which enabled creation of Jharkhand State out of Bihar. The law was introduced by the NDA…

States and union territories of India

India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into 800 districts and smaller administrative divisions by the respective subnational government.

List of districts of Bihar

Bihar, a state of India, currently has 38 administrative districts, 101 subdivisions (अनुमंडल) and 535 CD blocks.

Bihar

State in Eastern India

Bihar also spelled Behar in colonial documents, is a state in Eastern India. It is the second largest state by population, the 12th largest by area, and the 14th largest by GDP in 2024. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal…

November 15

Day of the year

November 15 is the 319th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 46 days remain until the end of the year.