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Rarh
Rarh
Geographical region
	From top down, left to right: Rural scenery from Tarapith, Birbhum village, Burdwan Medical College Hospital, Ananda Amusement Park at Durgapur, Curzon Gate, Shiva Temples in Bardhaman, Shyamrai Temple at Bankura
	Map showing the area of Rarh
	Rarh Location in India
	Coordinates: 23°9′0″N 87°25′12″E / 23.15000°N 87.42000°E
Country	India
Region	East India
States	West Bengal, Jharkhand
Largest city	Jamshedpur
Most populous cities (2011)	West Bengal: Asansol; Durgapur; Bardhaman; Howrah; Dankuni; Dhulian; Haldia; Bankura; Purulia; Jharkhand: Dhanbad; Bokaro; Deoghar; Phusro; Ramgarh; Chirkunda;
Districts	24 Districts West Bengal Districts; Bankura; Birbhum; Hooghly; Howrah; Jhargram; Paschim Bardhaman; Purba Bardhaman; Northernmost parts of Paschim Medinipur; Purba Medinipur; Purulia; Western Murshidabad; Jharkhand Districts; Bokaro; Deoghar; Dhanbad; Dumka; East Singhbhum; Easternmost parts of Ranchi; Godda; Jamtara; Pakur; Ramgarh; Sahebganj; Saraikela Kharsawan; West Singhbhum;
Government
• Body	Government of West Bengal, Government of Jharkhand
Population
• Estimate (2011)	56,737,000
Demonym	Rarhi
Languages
• Official	Bengali and Hindi
• Other languages	Angika, Odia, Ho, Kurukh, Magahi, Marwari, Mundari, Punjabi, Sadri and Santhali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Postal Code	PIN
Vehicle registration	JH, WB

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Rarh (Bengali pronunciation: [raːɽ]) is a geographical region in the east of India that lies between the Chota Nagpur plateau on the west and the Ganges Delta on the east.^[4] It is mainly coextensive with the state of West Bengal, also comprising parts of Jharkhand.

Definitions edit

^ "Rarh". Mapcarta. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ "Most Populous Cities in India" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ "Census of India, 2011". Census of India. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
^ "Rarh". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 23 August 2017.