Brief Profile Location: North India. The state shares its borders with Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, and West Bengal. Population: 2,18,43,911 Area: 79,714 sq km. Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in 2000 after a prolonged, sometimes violent, struggle for statehood. Languages spoken: Santhali , Mundari , Kurukh, Khortha, Nagpuria, Sadri, Khariya, Panchparagnia, Ho, Malto, Karmali, Hindi, Urdu and Bangla. Famous for: Tribal art and culture and the steel city of Jamshedpur. Political muscle: 14 Lok Sabha members represent the state in Parliament. Party in power: Bharatiya Janata Party led by Arjun Munda. Main challenger: The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha led by Shibu Soren.