Capital : Ranchi.
Area : 79, 714 sq.km.
Literacy : 54.6%.
Languages : Hindi, Urdu, Local languages.
Roads : 25, 283 km.
Railways : 172 km.
Airports : Ranchi.
When to visit : Oct to Mar.
Climate(in °C) : Summer 45 to 7 Winter 20 to 7.
Districts : 20, Bokaro, Chatra, Deoghar, Dhanbad, Dumka, Garhwa, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Hazaribagh, Kodarma, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamau, Pashchimi Singhbhum, Purbi Singhbhum, Ranchi, Sahibganj.
Places of Tourist importance : Dassm falls, Hundru and Jonah falls at Ranchi, Hazaribagh national park, Palamau national park, Baidyanath temple, Deoghar - Hindu pilgrim centre, Dhanbad.