Jamshedpur (Tatanagar), at a glance.
▶ Jamshedpur is a well-organized industrial city of India, which was founded by the late Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata. It is also known as Steel City, Tatanagar or Tata. Jamshedpur is the headquarters of East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. It is situated on Chotanagpur Plate-4 and has the Swarnarekha River in the north and the Kharkai River in the west.
Jamshedpur is a major industrial centre of eastern India and is home to companies like Tata Steel, Tata Motors, Tata Power, Lafarge Cement, Tata Technology Limited, Prezire TCE, TCS, Timken India, Tinplate and many others. It is also home to one of the largest industrial areas in India, known as Adityapur. More than 1200 small and medium-scale industries are located in this industrial area.
▶ Tatanagar is the main railway station of Jamshedpur which serves an average of 50,000 passengers daily. Tatanagar Railway Junction is an important station on the Howrah–Mumbai, Delhi–Bhubaneswar main line and is connected to Ranchi, Barkakana, Asansol via Purulia and Adra on the Howrah-Delhi line. Direct trains are available from here to Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Ranchi and Patna etc.
According to the 2011 census of India, Jamshedpur has a population of 13,37,131, of which 52 per cent are males and 48 per cent are females. Jamshedpur has an average literacy rate of 88 per cent, which is higher than the national average of 74 per cent.
The main language of conversation is Hindi. However, tribal languages like Santhali and Ho are also spoken. Makar Sankranti, Baha, Maghe, Easter, Durga Puja, Deepawali, Holi, Christmas, Eid-al-Fitr, Eid-ul-Zuha, Chhath Parv, Shab-e-barat etc. are the major festivals here. Durga Puja is considered to be the biggest festival of this city and on this occasion, worship is performed in about 300 puja pandals.
Shopping Centres/Malls: Reliance Fresh, Shoppers Square, Big Bazaar Multiplex, Bistupur Market, Spencer’s, Centenary Mall, Kamani Centre, Akashdeep Plaza.
Nearby cities: Kolkata 300 km, Ranchi 135 km, Kharagpur – 133 km.
(Hindi to English Translation by Google Translate)