Jamshedpur

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jamshedpur

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

StateJharkhand

Related Topics:
State - Jharkhand

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

CountryIndia

Related Topics:
Country - India

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Location86.12° E 22.47° N

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Area64 km²

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Population1.6 million

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Temperature8.0 to 47.3 degrees C

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Altitude159 metres at Tatanagar

Related Topics:
Altitude - Metres - Tatanagar

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

 933 metres at Dalma

Related Topics:
Metres - Dalma

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

PIN Code831 0xx

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Dial Code0657

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Schools185

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Colleges13

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

A city founded by the late Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata, Jamsehdpur (जमशेदपूर in Devanagri), India, then known as Sakchi was home to the first private Iron and Steel company of India. The areas surrounding Jamshedpur are rich in minerals, including iron ore, coal, manganese, lime. Some of these areas are Jamadoba, Noamundi and West Bokaro.

Related Topics:
Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata - Devanagri - India - Iron ore - Coal - Manganese - Lime

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The city was named Jamshedpur in 1919 by Lord Chelmsford, in honour of its founder. J.N.Tata had written to his son Dorabji Tata about his vision of a great city in the area. His birthday is celebrated on 3rd March every year as 'Founders Day'.

Related Topics:
1919 - Lord Chelmsford - 3rd March

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Located in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on the Chota Nagpur plateau, it is surrounded by the beautiful Dalma Hills, and the rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkhai border the north & west of the city, respectively.

Related Topics:
East Singhbhum - Jharkhand - Chota Nagpur - Plateau - Dalma Hills - Subarnarekha - Kharkhai

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

It is a modern, industrial city; the main industries being iron and steel, truck manufacturing, tinplate production, cement and other small and medium scale industries revolving around these products. The largest factory is that of Tata Steel (the erstwhile TISCO), and it is situated almost at the center of the city. The other major factory in the city is Tata Motors (previously called The Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company (TELCO)- as once upon time railway locomotives used to be manufactured here - hence the name), which manufactures heavy vehicles & construction/earth moving equipment. Tata Tinplate (the erstwhile Tinplate Co. of India Ltd.) manufactures tinplate.It was originally a British company built in Golmuri,later on taken over by Tata. Most of the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are located just outside Jamshedpur, in the Adityapur Industrial Estate.

Related Topics:
Iron - Steel

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Jamshedpur is host to one of the best business schools in India - XLRI which is known for its Personnel Management & Industrial Relations program.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Life in the city is comfortable, with all areas having 24 hours running water and electricity. Facilities are maintained by Jamshedpur Utilities and Supplies Company (JUSCO), a 100% owned subsidiary of TATA STEEL. However, areas not maintained by JUSCO experience intermittent power cuts, bad roads and government apathy. Jamshedpur is also called the Steel City. It is one of the greenest cities of India.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The conversational language is Hindi, though the city itself is cosmopolitan in nature. The main ethnic groups are Biharis, Adivasis and Bengalis. The major festivals are Deepavali, Holi, Durga Pooja (Dussehra), Id-ul-fitr and Christmas. Adivasis celebrate 'Tusu' and Biharis celebrate Chhat.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~