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Dhanbad district is one of the twenty - four districts of ___MASK25___ state , ___MASK24___ , and Dhanbad is the administrative headquarters of this district . As of 2011 it is the second most populous district of ___MASK25___ ( out of 24 ). The ___MASK10___ is the third largest of the world ' s oceanic divisions , covering ( approximately 20 % of the water on the Earth ' s surface ). It is bounded by ___MASK94___ on the north , on the west by Africa , on the east by Australia , and on the south by the Southern Ocean or , depending on definition , by Antarctica . It is named after the country of India . The ___MASK10___ is known as " Ratnkara ", "" the mine of gems "" in ancient Sanskrit literature , and as " Hind Mahsgar ", "" the great Indian sea "", in Hindi . ___MASK94___ is Earth ' s largest and most populous continent , located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe . ___MASK94___ covers an area of , about 30 % of Earth ' s total land area and 8 . 7 % of the Earth ' s total surface area . The continent , which has long been home to the majority of the human population , was the site of many of the first civilizations . ___MASK94___ is notable for not only its overall large size and population , but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4 . 4 billion people . ___MASK82___ is a state in the eastern part of ___MASK24___ . It is the 13th - largest state of ___MASK24___ , with an area of . The third - largest state of ___MASK24___ by population , it is contiguous with Uttar Pradesh to its west , Nepal to the north , the northern part of ___MASK7___ to the east , with Jharkhand to the south . The ___MASK82___ plain is split by the river Ganges which flows from west to east . ___MASK41___ ( , " The country of Bengal "), officially the People ' s Republic of ___MASK41___ (                  " Gônôprôjatôntri ___MASK41___ "), is a country in South ___MASK94___ . It shares land borders with India and Myanmar ( Burma ). Nepal , Bhutan and China are located near ___MASK41___ but do not share a border with it . The country ' s maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area . ___MASK41___ is the world ' s eighth most populous country . Dhaka is its capital and largest city , followed by Chittagong which has the country ' s largest port . Hyderabad (; often ) is the capital of the southern Indian state of Telangana and " de jure " capital of ___MASK65___ . Occupying along the banks of the Musi River , it has a population of about and a metropolitan population of about , making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India . At an average altitude of , much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial ___MASK23___ , including Hussain Sagar  predating the city ' s founding  north of the city centre . Giridih ( Hindi :        ) is headquarters of the ___MASK3___ of ___MASK25___ state , ___MASK24___ . The literal meaning of " Giridih " is the " land of hills and hillocks "  " giri ", a Hindi word , means " hills " and " dih ", another word of the local dialect , indicates " lake ". Before 1972 , Giridih was part of ___MASK31___ district . ___MASK55___ , officially the Republic of the Union of ___MASK55___ and also known as Burma , is a sovereign state in South East ___MASK94___ bordered by Bangladesh , India , China , Laos and Thailand . About one third of ___MASK55___ ' s total perimeter of 5 , 876 km ( 3 , 651 miles ), forms an uninterrupted coastline of 1 , 930 km ( 1 , 200 miles ) along the Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea . The country ' s 2014 census revealed a much lower population than expected , with 51 million people recorded . ___MASK55___ is 676 , 578 square kilometres ( 261 , 227 sq mi ) in size . Its capital city is Naypyidaw and its largest city is Yangon ( Rangoon ). Ahmedabad ( also known ___MASK34___ Amdavad ) is the largest city and former capital of Gujarat , which is a state in ___MASK24___ . It is the administrative headquarters of the ___MASK20___ and the seat of the Gujarat High Court . With a population of more than 6 . 3 million and an extended population of 7 . 8 million , it is the sixth largest city and seventh largest metropolitan area of ___MASK24___ . Ahmedabad is located on the banks of the Sabarmati River , from the state capital Gandhinagar , which is its twin city . The ___MASK1___ , the largest bay in the world , forms the northeastern part of the ___MASK10___ . Roughly triangular , it is bordered mostly by ___MASK24___ and Sri Lanka to the west , Bangladesh to the north , and ___MASK55___ ( Burma ) and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( ___MASK24___ ) to the east . ___MASK25___ (" Bushland ") is a state in eastern ___MASK24___ carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000 . The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north , Uttar Pradesh to the north - west , Chhattisgarh to the west , Odisha to the south , and ___MASK7___ to the east . It has an area of . The city of Ranchi is its capital while the industrial city of Jamshedpur is the most populous city of the state . Bokaro district ( Hindi :           ) is one of the ___MASK8___ industrialized zone in ___MASK24___ . It is one of the twenty - four districts of Jharkhand state , ___MASK24___ . It was established in 1991 by carving out one subdivision consisting of two blocks from Dhanbad District and six blocks from Giridih District . Bokaro Steel City is the district headquarters . The district has a population of about 2 million ( 2011 census ) . Bokaro is famous for its Steel Plant which is the biggest in ___MASK94___ . It is the fourth integrated public sector steel plant in ___MASK24___ built with Soviet help . It is also famous for its quality educational system . Besides , it is also a popular tourist destination for people from Eastern Region and also foreigners . Bokaro houses companies like Steel Authority of ___MASK24___ , Bharat Refractories Limited , Hindustan Steelworks Construction Limited , Damodar Valley Corporation , subsidiaries of Coal ___MASK24___ Limited , Electrosteel Castings Limited , Bokaro Power Supply Company Pvt . Limited ( BPSCL ) , Indian Explosive Limited , Jaypee Group , Oil and Natural Gas Corporation and many more . Some big corporates are also setting up there industries here , such as - ArcelorMittal 12ml / t steel plant , Posco 3ml / t steel plant and SAIL greenfield steel plant of 12 ml / t are coming soon around the city . In the next five Bokaro alone contribute half of the steel production of the country . Bokaro industrial area is located in Bokaro steel city established by state public sector BIADA ( Bokaro Industrial Area Development Authority ) . Around 500 SSI units are situated in this industrial area and they are having good infrastructural support Bokaro Steel City is also the Police HQ of Chhotanagpur Division . The Chief Executive of the district is the Deputy Commissioner ( District Magistrate / Collector ) . The present Deputy Commissioner is Mr . Uma Shankar Singh - an officer of the Indian Administrative Service ( IAS ) . ___MASK87___ ('), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK87___ ('), is a landlocked country and the smallest state in ___MASK94___ to be located entirely within the Himalaya mountain range . Located in the Eastern Himalayas , it is bordered by China in the north and India in the south . ___MASK87___ lacks a border with nearby Nepal due to the Indian state of Sikkim and with Bangladesh due to the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam . ___MASK87___ is geopolitically in South ___MASK94___ and is the region ' s second least populous nation after the Maldives . Thimphu is its capital and largest city , while Phuntsholing is its financial center . Bengal ( bgl ; Bengali :    ,      and    ) is a region in ___MASK94___ which is located in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal . Geographically , it is made up by the Ganges - Brahmaputra delta system , the largest such formation in the world ; along with mountains in its north ( bordering the Himalayan states ) and east ( bordering Northeast India and Burma ). China , officially the People ' s Republic of China ( PRC ), is a unitary sovereign state in ___MASK18___ ___MASK94___ . With a population of over 1 . 381 billion , it is the world ' s most populous country . The state is governed by the Communist Party of China , and its capital is Beijing . It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , five autonomous regions , four direct - controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and ___MASK63___ ), and two mostly self - governing special administrative regions ( Hong Kong and Macau ), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan . The country ' s major urban areas include Shanghai , Guangzhou , Beijing , ___MASK63___ , Shenzhen , Tianjin and Hong Kong . China is a great power and a major regional power within ___MASK94___ , and has been characterized as a potential superpower . New ___MASK92___ is the capital of ___MASK24___ and one of ___MASK92___ city ' s 11 districts . The ___MASK97___ is a region of the northern Indian Ocean bounded on the north by ___MASK16___ and Iran , on the west by northeastern ___MASK33___ and the Arabian Peninsula , and on the east by India . Historically the sea has been known by other names including the Erythraean Sea and the Persian Sea . Its total area is and its maximum depth is . The Gulf of Aden is in the southwest , connecting the ___MASK97___ to the Red Sea through the strait of Bab - el - Mandeb , and the Gulf of Oman is in the northwest , connecting it to the Persian Gulf . Bokaro Steel City is a city located in ___MASK18___ ___MASK24___ in the state of Jharkhand . It is the administrative headquarters of Bokaro district . It is one of the most populous cities in the state of Jharkhand . The city has always been multiethnic and cosmopolitan with residents from every state of ___MASK24___ as well as abroad . Jamshedpur is the ___MASK8___ populous urban agglomeration in the Indian state of Jharkhand . The Andaman and Nicobar Islands , one of the seven union territories of ___MASK24___ , are a group of islands at the juncture of the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea . ___MASK79___ ( literally ' Thirty - Six Forts ') is a state in central ___MASK24___ . It is the 10th largest state in ___MASK24___ , with an area of . With a population of 28 million , ___MASK79___ is the 17th most - populated state of the nation . It is a source of electricity and steel for ___MASK24___ , accounting for 15 % of the total steel produced in the country . ___MASK79___ is one of the fastest - developing states in ___MASK24___ . ___MASK24___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK24___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South ___MASK94___ . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the southwest , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; China , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK24___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK24___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . ___MASK50___ ___MASK94___ or Southern ___MASK94___ is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent , which comprises the sub - Himalayan SAARC countries and , for some authorities , adjoining countries to the west and east . Topographically , it is dominated by the ___MASK64___ , which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush . ___MASK50___ ___MASK94___ is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land ( clockwise , from west ) by West ___MASK94___ , Central ___MASK94___ , East ___MASK94___ , and Southeast ___MASK94___ . Sri Lanka ( or ; Sinhalese :         ', Tamil :     " Ilakai "), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( formerly known ___MASK34___ ___MASK70___ ), is an island country in ___MASK50___ ___MASK94___ near south - east India . Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the northwest and the Maldives to the southwest . ___MASK3___ is one of the twenty - four districts of ___MASK25___ state , ___MASK24___ , and Giridih is the administrative headquarters of this district . As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of ___MASK25___ ( out of 24 ), after Ranchi and Dhanbad . ___MASK15___ ; formerly known ___MASK34___ Madras or ) is the capital of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . Located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal , it is one of the biggest cultural , economic and educational centres in South ___MASK24___ . According to the 2011 Indian census , it is the sixth - largest city and fourth - most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK24___ . The city together with the adjoining regions constitute the ___MASK15___ Metropolitan Area , which is the 36th - largest urban area by population in the world . ___MASK15___ is among the most visited Indian cities by foreign tourists . It was ranked 43rd most visited city in the world for year 2015 . The Quality of Living Survey rated ___MASK15___ ___MASK34___ the safest city in ___MASK24___ . ___MASK15___ attracts 45 percent of health tourists visiting ___MASK24___ , and 30 to 40 percent of domestic health tourists . As such , it is termed " ___MASK24___ ' s health capital ". As a growing metropolitan city in a developing country , ___MASK15___ confronts substantial pollution and other logistical and socio - economic problems . Dhanbad is a city in the Indian state of ___MASK25___ , ___MASK24___ . It is the second most populated city in ___MASK25___ . Dhanbad along with its urban areas population ranks 42nd in population amongst other cities in ___MASK24___ . Democracy ("" literally " rule of the commoners "), in modern usage , is a system of government in which the citizens exercise power directly or elect representatives from among themselves to form a governing body , such ___MASK34___ a parliament . Democracy is sometimes referred to ___MASK34___ " rule of the majority ". Democracy was originally conceived in Classical Greece , where political representatives were chosen by a jury from amongst the male citizens : rich and poor . ___MASK18___ ___MASK24___ is a region of ___MASK24___ consisting of the Indian states of Bihar , Jharkhand , ___MASK7___ , Odisha and also the union territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands . ___MASK7___ ' s capital Kolkata is the largest city of this region . The Kolkata Metropolitan Area is the country ' s third largest . The states of Odisha and ___MASK7___ share some cultural and linguistic characteristics with Bangladesh . Odisha is the only state of ___MASK24___ , which has a classical language Odia , a classical dance Odissi and a classical music Odissi music . Bengali is the most spoken language of this region and it is also the second most spoken language in ___MASK24___ after Hindi . Odia is the only language in east ___MASK24___ accorded the status of a Classical Language of ___MASK24___ . Together with Bangladesh , ___MASK7___ formed the ethno - linguistic region of Bengal before partition in 1947 . The modern state of Odisha was known as Kalinga , Odra desha and Utkala in ancient times . It was ruled by indigenous rulers of the Mahameghavahana dynasty , Eastern Ganga dynasty and Gajapati Dynasty . Kolkata (, also known ___MASK34___ Calcutta , the official name until 2001 ) is the capital of the Indian state of ___MASK7___ . Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River , it is the principal commercial , cultural , and educational centre of East ___MASK24___ , while the Port of Kolkata is ___MASK24___ ' s oldest operating port and its sole ___MASK29___ riverine port . In 2011 , the city had population of 4 . 5 million , while the population of the city and its suburbs was 14 . 1 million , making it the third - most populous metropolitan area in ___MASK24___ . In 2008 its gross domestic product ( adjusted for purchasing power parity ) was estimated to be 104 billion , which was the third highest among Indian cities , behind Mumbai and Delhi . ___MASK7___ is an Indian state , located in ___MASK18___ ___MASK24___ on the Bay of Bengal . It is ___MASK24___ ' s fourth - most populous state , with over 91 million inhabitants . It has a total area of , making it similar in size to ___MASK56___ . A part of the ethno - linguistic Bengal region , it borders Bangladesh in the east and Nepal and Bhutan in the north . It also has borders with five Indian states , including Odisha , Jharkhand , Bihar , Sikkim and Assam . ___MASK62___ , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of ___MASK62___ , is a landlocked central Himalayan country in ___MASK50___ ___MASK94___ . It has a population of 26 . 4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area . Bordering China in the north and India in the south , east , and west , it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state . ___MASK62___ does not border Bangladesh , which is located within only 27 km ( 17 mi ) of its southeastern tip . It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between . ___MASK62___ has a diverse geography , including fertile plains , subalpine forested hills , and eight of the world ' s ten tallest mountains , including Mount Everest , the highest point on Earth . Kathmandu is the nation ' s capital and largest city . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language . ___MASK67___ ( formerly Orissa ) (() is one of the 29 states of ___MASK24___ , located in the eastern coast . It is surrounded by the states of ___MASK7___ to the north - east , Jharkhand to the north , Chhattisgarh to the west and north - west , ___MASK65___ and Telangana to the south and south - west . ___MASK67___ has of coastline along the Bay of Bengal on its east , from Balasore to Malkangiri . It is the 9th largest state by area , and the 3rd largest by tribal population . Odia ( formerly known as " Oriya ") is the official and most widely spoken language , spoken by 33 . 2 million according to the 2001 Census . ___MASK95___ ( or ; Indonesian : ), officially the Republic of ___MASK95___ , is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country located mainly in Southeast ___MASK94___ with some territories in Oceania . Situated between the Indian and Pacific oceans , it is the world ' s largest island country , with more than seventeen thousand islands . At , ___MASK95___ is the world ' s 14th - largest country in terms of land area and world ' s 7th - largest country in terms of combined sea and land area . It has an estimated population of over 260 million people and is the world ' s fourth most populous country , the most populous Austronesian nation , ___MASK34___ well ___MASK34___ the most populous Muslim - majority country . The world ' s most populous island of Java contains more than half of the country ' s population . ___MASK66___ ( also known ___MASK34___ Bombay , the official name until 1995 ) is the capital city of the Indian state of ___MASK71___ . It is the most populous city in India and the ninth most populous agglomeration in the world , with an estimated city population of 18 . 4 million . Along with the neighbouring regions of the ___MASK66___ Metropolitan Region , it is one of the most populous urban regions in the world and the second most populous metropolitan area in India , with a population of 20 . 7 million . ___MASK66___ lies on the west coast of India and has a deep natural harbour . In 2009 , ___MASK66___ was named an alpha world city . It is also the wealthiest city in India , and has the highest GDP of any city in South , West , or Central ___MASK94___ . ___MASK66___ has the highest number of billionaires and millionaires among all cities in India . ___MASK16___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK16___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South ___MASK94___ on crossroads of Central ___MASK94___ and Western ___MASK94___ . It is the sixth - most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . ___MASK16___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . The Maldives (, or ), officially the Republic of Maldives (""), is a ___MASK50___ Asian ___MASK83___ country , located in the Indian Ocean . It lies ___MASK5___ of India and Sri Lanka . The chain of twenty - six atolls stretches from Ihavandhippolhu Atoll in the north to the Addu City in the south . Comprising a territory spanning roughly , the Maldives is one of the world ' s most geographically dispersed countries , as well as the smallest Asian country by both land area and population , with a little over 393 , 500 inhabitants . Malé is the capital and most populated city , traditionally called the " King ' s Island " for its central location . ___MASK44___ ( or ), officially the Kingdom of ___MASK44___ , formerly known as Siam , is a country at the centre of the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast ___MASK94___ . With a total area of approximately , ___MASK44___ is the world ' s 51st - largest country . It is the 20th - most - populous country in the world , with around 66 million people . The capital and largest city is Bangkok . ___MASK92___ ( Dilli )       , officially the National Capital Territory of ___MASK92___ , is a city and a union territory of ___MASK24___ . It is bordered by Haryana on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh to the east . It is the most expansive city in ___MASK24___  about . It has a population of about 25 million , making it the second most populous city after Mumbai and most populous urban agglomeration in ___MASK24___ and 3 largest urban area in the world . Urban expansion in ___MASK92___ has caused it to grow beyond the NCT to incorporate towns in neighbouring states . At its largest extent , there is a population of about 25 million residents . According to data released by Oxford Economics , ___MASK92___ NCR urban agglomeration has replaced Mumbai Metropolitan Region urban agglomeration as the economic capital of ___MASK24___ . However the comparison of the figures specific to the Metropolis of ___MASK92___ and Metropolis of Mumbai was not provided by this institution . These figures however did not match with those revealed by the reserve bank of ___MASK24___ , The economic survey of ___MASK24___ , The economic survey of ___MASK92___ and ___MASK71___ . ___MASK17___ ( Hindi :         ), abbreviated ___MASK34___ UP , is the ___MASK8___ populous state in the Republic of ___MASK24___ ___MASK34___ well ___MASK34___ the ___MASK8___ populous country subdivision in the world . It was created on 1 April 1937 ___MASK34___ the United Provinces during British rule , and was renamed " ___MASK17___ " in 1950 . Lucknow is the capital city of ___MASK17___ . Ghaziabad , Bulandshahr , Kanpur , Gorakhpur , Allahabad , Raebareli , Moradabad , Bareilly , Aligarh , Sonbhadra , and Varanasi are known for their industrial importance in the state . On 9 November 2000 , a new state , Uttarakhand , was carved out from the Himalayan hill region of ___MASK17___ . The state in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent has over 200 million inhabitants . ___MASK27___ is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand , and its third ___MASK8___ populous city of the state . ___MASK27___ was the centre of the Jharkhand movement , which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar , northern Orissa , western ___MASK7___ and the eastern area of what is present - day Chhattisgarh . The Jharkhand state was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the Bihar divisions of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas .