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Jamshedpur (Template:IPA; Template:IPA), also known as Tatanagar, is a major industrial city in eastern India.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Jamshedpur is the biggest city of Jharkhand</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Located on the confluence of Swarnarekha and Kharkai rivers, the city is surrounded by Dalma Hills.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is the largest city in the state of Jharkhand. With a population of 629,658 in the city limits and 1.3 million in the wider metropolitan area, Jamshedpur is the third largest metropolitan area in the region and 36th largest urban area in the country and 72nd most populous city in the country.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The modern industrial city of Jamshedpur was built over the village of Sakchi by Dorabji Tata, who chose the location for his father Jamshedji Tata's planned steel city. The project began in 1908, with the steel plant operating by 1912, and the city was formally named Jamshedpur by Lord Chelmsford in 1919 in honor of Jamshedji. During World War I, Tata Steel supplied for British military campaigns across the Middle East and Africa. In World War II, Jamshedpur was a high-value target. This led to the deployment of British and American troops in the region, establishment of air bases to repel potential Japanese attacks, maintain links with mainland China via the Burma Road and participate in the U.S-led bombing campaign in Japan. The city's history is embedded with frequent labor unrest and strikes, visits by well-known figures and independence movement.

Following the independence of India in 1947, Jamshedpur became part of the state of Bihar. The city experienced spells of growth and development alongside on occasions of unrest, violence and terrorism. Jamshedpur experienced deadly communal violence in 1964 and 1979, affecting the city directly and spillover of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. By the 1990s, organized crime increased, and mafia activities emerged in northern Jamshedpur, with notable gang wars and the assassination of well-known figures in political and business circles. The intensity of crime nearly brought about the collapse of industries in Jamshedpur. The state government intervened. Between 1994 and 1996, the city police under Ajoy Kumar, launched a crackdown on gangs, which led to a decline in crime. Subsequently, Jamshedpur was an important stronghold for the statehood movement. Thus on 15 November 2000, the city became part of the state of Jharkhand.

A major commercial and industrial centre in India, Jamshedpur is demographically diverse city. It has been ranked consistently as one of the cleanest cities in India by Swach Survekshan, 2nd in India in terms of quality of life. Jamshedpur is one of the fastest-growing global cities in the world and first smart cities in India along with Naya Raipur. It is a local popular tourist destination known for its forests and ancient temples. Jamshedpur is the only million plus city in India without a municipal corporation.

Etymology

In 1919 Lord Chelmsford named the city, which was previously a village called Sakchi, Jamshedpur in honour of its founder, Jamshedji Nausserwanji Tata, whose birthday is celebrated on 3 March as Founder's Day. J.N. Tata had written to his son Dorabji Tata about his vision of a great city in the area.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> On Founders Day, the 225-acre (0.91 km2) Jubilee Park is decorated with brilliant lightwork for about a week.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The city has several nicknames including "Steel City" (which was referenced during TATA Steel's "Green City—Clean City—Steel City" campaign); "Tatanagar" after the name of its railway station Tatanagar Railway Station or simply "Tata" in deference to the presence of Tata companies.<ref name="Bhatia 2004">Template:Cite web</ref> At one time it was also known as "Kalimati" (meaning "Land of Goddess Kali") after the village near the Sakchi area.<ref name="Bhatia 2004" /> Sakchi was merged into Jamshedpur as a neighbourhood in 1919.<ref name="Bhatia 2004" /> The only trace of the name is the main road through Sakchi area of Jamshedpur which is named Kalimati Road.<ref name="Bhatia 2004" />

History

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Foundation

Jamshedji Tata, founder of Tata Group

At the end of 19th century, Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata met steel makers in Pittsburgh to get the most advanced technology for his plant.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is said that he got the idea of building a steel plant after hearing Thomas Carlyle declare in a lecture in Manchester that "the nation which gains control of iron soon acquires the control of gold".<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> At the turn of the twentieth century, Tata asked geologist Charles Page Perin to help him find the site to build India's first steel plant.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The search for a site rich in iron, coal, limestone and water began in April 1904 in today's Madhya Pradesh.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The prospectors C. M. Weld, Dorabji Tata and Shapurji Saklatvala, took nearly three years in a painstaking search across vast stretches of inhospitable terrain to find a location.<ref name="Tatasteel100.com 1908">Template:Cite web</ref> One day they came across a village called Sakchi, on the densely forested stretches of the Chota Nagpur plateau, near the confluence of the Subarnarekha and Kharkai rivers.<ref name="Tatasteel100.com 1908" /> It seemed to be the ideal choice and the place was selected.<ref name="Tatasteel100.com 1908" /> In 1908 the construction of the plant as well as the city officially began.<ref name="Tatasteel100.com 1908" /> The first steel ingot was rolled on 16 February 1912.<ref name="Tatasteel100.com 1908" />

The city's construction continued.<ref name="Mallick 2015">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Jamshedji's plan for the city was clear.<ref name="Tatasteel100.com 1912">Template:Cite web</ref> He envisioned far more than a mere row of workers hutments.<ref name="Mallick 2015" /> He insisted upon building all the comforts and conveniences a city could provide.<ref name="Tatasteel100.com 1912" /> As a result, many areas in the city are well planned and there are public leisure places such as the Jubilee Park and Dimna Lake.<ref name="Tatasteel100.com 1912" /><ref name="Mallick 2015" /> While building the city, Jamshedji Tata had said, Template:Blockquote Messrs Julin Kennedy Sahlin from Pittsburgh prepared the first layout of the town of Jamshedpur.<ref name="Tripsguru.com 2012">Template:Cite web</ref> What the city looks like today is a testament to his visionary plans. In 1919, the industrial neighborhood was merged to form Jamshedpur according to Jamsetji Tata, the founder of the industrial establishment.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Tripsguru.com 2012" /> As a tribute to the company's contribution in the war, on the day of city's official opening, Lord Chelmsford visited and named Jamshedpur, in honour of Jamshedji Tata.

British colonial era

The first world war began in August 1914.<ref name="Times Now 2022">Template:Cite web</ref> It rapidly escalated to West Asia centering around the Suez Canal of Egypt and from there to the region of Mesopotamia, now called Iraq and then extended to East Africa, Palestine and rest of the Middle East.<ref name="Times Now 2022" /> Nearly 1,500 miles of rail and 3,00,000 tonnes of steel produced in Jamshedpur were used in military campaigns across Mesopotamia, Egypt, Salonica and East Africa.<ref name="Times Now 2022" /><ref name="Mallick 2015" /> After the end of the war in 1919, the company received warm acclaim from Britain.<ref name="Mallick 2015" />

A bomb unloading accident at Chakulia, 1945

World War II started in 1939 in the European countries and extended to the Middle East and rest of Asia.<ref name="Pal 2016">Template:Cite web</ref> The city was a high-value target for Japan during the war.<ref name="Pal 2016" /> The British government sought to protect the city from attacks.<ref name="Pal 2016" /> Several bomb shelters were set up across the city, while anti-aircraft guns were placed on the outskirts.<ref name="Pal 2016" /> British and American troops were brought into Jamshedpur.<ref name="Pal 2016" /> Additional airfields were built at Chakulia and Kalaikunda, surrounded by several underground bunkers.<ref name="Pal 2016" /> A series of wheeled armoured carriers, known as 'Tatanagars', contributing to the war effort, were manufactured in Jamshedpur.<ref name="Pal 2016" /><ref name="Times Now 2022" /> Between 1940 and 1944, a total of 4,655 Tatanagar units were produced at the Railway workshop in Jamshedpur.<ref name="Pal 2016" /> In 1945, Tata Motors was established as "Tata Engineering & Locomotive", by purchasing the railway workshop.<ref name="Times Now 2022" />

Contemporary

An event reminiscent of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place near Jamshedpur on 1 January 1948.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Unreliable source? Over 50,000 people assembled in Kharsawan and protested against the merger of Kharsawan.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>Template:Unreliable source? The Orissa Military Police opened fire on the crowd, resulting in a massacre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Aftermath of the incident, the bodies were disposed of in wells and in the jungle, many injured were left untreated.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Official records state 35 deaths, but other sources, like P.K. Deo's "Memoir of a Bygone Era," suggest numbers as high as 2,000.<ref name=":0" />Template:Unreliable source?

A violent strike occurred in May 1958 by the communist-led union of the Tata Steel.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite journal</ref> The state government declared it illegal. Within a week, the violence escalated into firing, looting, arson, curfew and movement of federal troops.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to the company, 4 people were killed and 114 people were injured.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> About 400 people were discharged and 335,000 man-days off work and 45,000 tons of steel production lost before mid-July when the steel plant returned to normal production.<ref name=":1" />

In the mid-1960s, thousands of Hindus escaped anti-Hindu violence in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and sought refuge in India, which caused communal tensions in East India.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref> The theft of a religious relic, believed to be a hair of Prophet Mohammed in Srinagar caused brutal riots in Jamshedpur.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This led to a chain of protests, resulting deadly riots where 134 people were killed in Calcutta, Rourkela, and Jamshedpur.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> However, it is believed that the actual death toll was in the thousands.<ref name=":2" /> After the riots, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated groups were finally able to take root in Jamshedpur.<ref name=":3" /> Many Muslims living in company quarters were killed, which gave birth to new Muslim neighborhoods in north Jamshedpur.<ref name=":3" />

In April 1979, Jamshedpur experienced a deadly Hindu-Muslim violence influenced by the presence of Hindu and Muslim communal forces.<ref name="Communalism Watch 2009">Template:Cite web</ref> It was the first major riot on the occasion of Ram Navami.<ref name="Communalism Watch 2009" /> 108 people were killed in the riot, among whom 79 Muslims and 25 Hindus were identified.<ref name="Communalism Watch 2009" /> A notable figure among the victims was Zaki Anwar, a popular secularist.<ref name="Communalism Watch 2009" />

Legend has it that in the late 1980s when the state government proposed a law to end the Tatas' administration of Jamshedpur and bring the city under a municipality, the local populace rose in protest and defeated the government's proposal.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2005, a similar proposal was once again put up by lobbying politicians.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The target audience was the working class.<ref name="Origin-www.ibnlive.com 2006">Template:Cite web</ref> A large majority sided with the government and set up protest meetings outside the East-Singhbhum Deputy Commissioner's office.<ref name="Origin-www.ibnlive.com 2006" /> However, the objective was never achieved and Jamshedpur remains without a municipality.<ref name="Origin-www.ibnlive.com 2006" />

On 15 November 2000, Jamshedpur became part of new state called Jharkhand. There are wide roads, shady trees on the roadside, Dimna Dam for drinking water supply near the city, 24-hour uninterrupted electricity supply.<ref name="Jagran 2024">Template:Cite web</ref> Apart from this, many national level institutes like Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute, National Institute of Technology, National Metallurgy Laboratory, MGM Medical College, Al Kabir Polytechnic College are operating here.<ref name="Jagran 2024" /> At present, Tata Steel is the country's largest private steel production company producing 11 million tons of steel.<ref name="Jagran 2024" /> Jamshedpur is the only city in the country whose basic facilities are taken care of by a private company.<ref name="Jagran 2024" />

Geography

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Jamshedpur is situated at the southern end of the state of Jharkhand and is bordered by the states of Odisha and West Bengal. The average elevation of the city is 135 metres<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while the range is from 129 m to 151 m.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Total geographical area of Jamshedpur is 224  km square.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jamshedpur is primarily located in a hilly region and is surrounded by the Dalma Hills running from west to east and covered with dense forests. The other smaller hill ranges near the city are Ukam Hill and the Jadugoda-musabani hill range.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The city is also a part of the larger Chota Nagpur Plateau region. The region is formed of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks belonging to the Dharwarian period.

Jamshedpur is located at the confluence of the Kharkai and Subarnarekha Rivers. Subarnarekha is the principal river of Jamshedpur, which flows from the west to the south-eastern part of the territory. Many small rivers, especially the tributaries, join the Subarnarekha river in this area. The Kharkai flows from the south and joins the Subarnarekha River at a place called Domuhani. The two rivers are the city's major sources of drinking water and groundwater. Several lakes of varying sizes are also located near the city's fringes. The major of them being the Dimna Lake located in between the Dalma range and the Sitarampur reservoir situated beside the Kharkai River. It is also a major tourist spot in the region.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Both of them also act as reservoirs for drinking water in the city. The city falls under a deciduous type of forest region and the green cover is estimated to be around 33% of the total land area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The city falls under the Seismic Zone II region.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Jamshedpur has many parks around it. Jubilee Park at Sakchi is the largest park in Jamshedpur. It was built by Jamshedji Tata, who was inspired by Vrindavanan Gardens of Mysore.

Climate

Template:Weather box Template:Weather box Jamshedpur has been ranked 13th best "National Clean Air City" (under Category 1 >10L Population cities) in India.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Cityscape and urban structure

India's first planned industrial city, Jamshedpur was envisioned by an Indian, planned by an American, named by a British Viceroy and landscaped by a German botanist.<ref name=":7">Template:Cite web</ref> The central region of Jamshedpur includes Sakchi, Bistupur, Baridih and Golmuri.<ref name=":7" /> It is the location of important marketplaces and financial districts. Jubilee Park and the Tata Steel complex dominates much of central Jamshedpur.<ref name=":7" /> Some prominent landmarks are Keenan Stadium, Central Jama Masjid and the JRD Tata Sports Complex.<ref name=":7" />Template:PanoramaThe Western portion of the city has the areas of Adityapur, Gamharia, and Sonari.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Sonari is a residential and commercial neighborhood, while Adityapur and Gamharia are the major industrial neighborhoods. Adityapur is also a city and a part of Jamshedpur. Gamharia has an industrial area namely Industrial Area, Gamharia. Adityapur has the Adityapur Industrial Area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> There are five national highways crossing the city. Mango Bridge connects the city centre to Mango.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Marine Drive is a popular road and picturesque promenade in Jamshedpur. It starts from Sonari and connects Adityapur.Template:PanoramaAdityapur has the NIT Jamshedpur.The Burma mines colony has the National Metallurgical Laboratory, a government-owned alloy and metals R&D lab.NML is establishing a magnesium plant using a new indigenous process at Nildih area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326264547_Development_of_magnesium_metal_production_technology_at_CSIR-NML_Jamshedpur#:~:text=CSIR%2DNational%20Metallurgical%20Laboratory%20(CSIR,developed%20highly%20guarded%20Magnetherm%20process. Template:Bare URL inline</ref> The southern part of Jamshedpur contains Jugsalai, Birsanagar, Kadma, Burmamines, TELCO Colony, Bagbera Colony and Jojobera. Jugsalai is the commercial area which is known for the wholesale market. while Birsanagar, Kadma and Bagbera consists of residential and commercial hubs. Burmamines, TELCO Colony, Bagbera Colony and Jojobera are the other main and major industrial areas of the city.<ref>Template:Cite conference</ref> Apart from north, whole areas of Jamshedpur has at least one industrial area. Other tall towers are TCE Building and Voltas House. In Jamshedpur, many hi-rise buildings are under construction now. Now the tallest building will be Ashiana Garden Sunflower Block, which will be built at Adityapur. These tall buildings are mostly on the Central and Western side of the city. Jamshedpur has 10 – 14 floors of buildings.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Localities

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Demographics

Population

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The skyline of the city of the Jamshedpur showing its population

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According to the 2011 census of India, the city of Jamshedpur had a population of 629,659,<ref name="Census of India 2011a">Template:Cite web</ref> but the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration had a population of 1,337,131.<ref name="Census of India 2011b">Template:Cite web</ref> The city is designated as a Million Plus Urban Agglomeration as per Government terminology.<ref>Template:Cite report</ref> Males constitute 52.1% of the population and females 47.9%. Jamshedpur has an average literacy rate of 89.41% – higher than the national average of 74%. In Jamshedpur, 11.5% of the population is under six years of age.<ref>Template:Cite report</ref>

Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration includes: Jamshedpur (Industrial Town), Jamshedpur (Notified Area Committee), Tata Nagar Railway Colony (OG), Mango (Municipal Corporation), Jugsalai (Municipal Council), Bagbera (CT), Chhota Gobindpur (CT), Haludbani (CT), Sarjamda (CT), Gadhra (CT), Ghorabandha (CT), Purihasa (CT), Adityapur (Municipal Corporation), Chota Gamahria (CT) and Kapali (Municipal Council).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Jamshedpur's transformation from a rural area to a bustling urban centre owes much to the establishment of Tata Iron and Steel Company Limited in 1907. Initially, its population remained modest until the 1921 census recorded a remarkable growth rate of 911.3%, attributed largely to immigration. People from various parts of India migrated to Jamshedpur in search of opportunities due to industries and eventually settled in nearby areas.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This influx diversified the city's demographics, with significant communities from regions like Bengal, Bihar and Odisha contributing to its multicultural character.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Moreover, migrants from neighboring cities within Jharkhand also flocked to Jamshedpur for job prospects.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Alongside local residents, the city also became home to refugees who arrived during the partition of India, residing in designated colonies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The 1974 Indian smallpox epidemic was partially traced to economic migrants returning from Jamshedpur. With funding from J.R.D. Tata, the World Health Organization quarantined the city's unvaccinated population, successfully limiting further spread.<ref>Template:Cite podcast</ref>

Language

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In Jamshedpur NAC town and outgrowth, six prominent spoken languages, namely Hindi, Bengali, Santali, Bhojpuri, Odia, Urdu, and Punjabi, collectively cover approximately 85 percent of the total population. Other regional languages such as Magahi, Maithili and Chhattisgarhi are also spoken in the town by migrants from Bihar and Chhattisgarh. Though there is a small number of people speaking tribal languages such as Ho and Santali, a large number of them are found in the city's outskirts.<ref name=Language />

Religion and ethnicity

Template:Bar boxHindus form the majority religion in Jamshedpur<ref name=":4">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":5">* Distribution of religions in Jamshedpur NAC and outgrowth area. For Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration, see respect town article.</ref> while Muslims, Sikhs, and Christians form a significant minority.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6">Template:Cite web</ref> Muslims forms 6.95% of the population in Jamshedpur proper, but the western suburbs of Mango, Jugsalai and Kopali have significant Muslim populations.<ref name=":6" /> Majority of the Muslims in Jamshedpur are Sunnis, while a significant minority of Shia Muslims are found. There are around 134 mosques in the city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Central Jama Masjid in Sakchi is the largest mosque.

Sikhs forms 4.1% of the city's population. Many Sikhs migrated to Jamshedpur after partition of India and then the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> A refugee colony with dozens of Sikh households is in Golmuri.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> There are 33 gurudwaras in Jamshedpur.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Tribals constitute around 7% of the population, and live in Birsanagar, a very large area covering a major part of Jamshedpur, most of whom are followers of indigenous religions such as Sarna or Christians.

  • Sai Baba Temple, Bistupur
    Sai Baba Temple, Bistupur
  • Saint Joseph's Cathedral
    Saint Joseph's Cathedral
  • Aambagan Masjid, Sakchi
    Aambagan Masjid, Sakchi

Economy

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Tata Kandra Road

The largest industry in Jamshedpur is that of Tata Steel. It is situated in the centre of the city and occupies approximately 1/5 of the entire city area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It acts as a pivotal centre for the industries of the city of Jamshedpur with a large number of them having direct or indirect linkages with it.<ref name="Mishra 2024">Template:Cite web</ref> Tata Motors is the second major industry.<ref name="Mishra 2024" /> It is spread over an area of Template:Convert in the eastern side of the city. It manufactures Medium and Heavy commercial vehicles and the main components.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The company also has its own township commonly known as Telco.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Nuvoco Vistas Corp. Ltd is a cement plant located in Jojobera, Jamshedpur.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It is Asia's largest Cement Grinding Unit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

There is a varied and powerful industrial base in the Adityapur Industrial Area. Jamshedpur is regarded as the industrial capital of Jharkhand.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Arts and culture

Cinema

Jamshedpur has influence on Santali, Hindi, Bhojpuri, Odia and Bengali films. Many films have been shot and based in the city and it is also sometimes called "Mini Mumbai" because of a great cinema culture and producing many film and television artists.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Ritwik Ghatak's Subarnarekha (1962) and Dharmendra and Sharmila Tagore-starrer Satyakam (1969) were shot in Ghatsila area and Buddhadeb Dasgupta's Bengali film, Urojohaj (2020) was also shot in outskirts of city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Films such as Udaan (2010), Bubble Gum (2011) and M.S Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) were based and shot in the city and Udaan was screened in Cannes Film Festival.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The movie Dil Bechara (2020), starring Sushant Singh Rajput and John Abraham's directorial Banana were also shot in the city.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Government

The major urban local bodies are in Jamshedpur city:

Education

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XLRI
XLRI Campus, Jamshedpur

Important educational institutions in Jamshedpur are:

XLRI, founded in 1949, is the oldest management institute of India; Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, established in 1961; and the engineering college National Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, an Institute of National Importance, established as a Regional Institute of Technology on 15 August 1960.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The National Metallurgical Laboratory (NML), one of the 38 Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) laboratories, was inaugurated on 26 November 1950 by Jawaharlal Nehru.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute (SNTI), established in 1921 as the technical training department of Tata Steel, now develops skilled employees for other companies as well. Its 400,000 volume library is one of the most popular in the city.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Many high-level institutions are located in Jamshedpur. Now there is further development to set up more universities and several other educational institutions. Jamshedpur is also known for its religious education of major faiths. Ramakrishna Mission School in Jamshedpur is a part of Ramakrishna Mission.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Arshadul Qadri (1925–2002), a well-known Islamic scholar, was from Jamshedpur.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2012, seven private schools in Jamshedpur earned global recognition from the British Council India and were selected for the British Council International Award (BCTA).<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sports

J.R.D. Tata Stadium at Northern Town, Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur's private clubs provide opportunities for activities, such as golf, tennis, squash, billiards, horseriding and water scootering. Jamshedpur FC is a professional football club based in Jamshedpur which competes in the Indian Super League (ISL), the top flight of Indian Football. The club is owned by Tata Steel.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Facilities and academies

Sporting facilities and academies include:

  • JRD Tata Sports Complex has an international standard multi-use stadium and an eight-lane mono-synthetic track. It is primarily used for football and athletics but facilities for various other sports including archery, basketball, field hockey, swimming, table tennis, tennis, volleyball, skating, yoga as well as a modern gymnasium, are available at the complex. The stadium is used by Jamshedpur FC as their home ground. it hosted the women football competition & archery event of the 34th National Games in 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Keenan Stadium hosted its 1st International One Day Cricket match on 7 December 1983 in which India lost to the touring West Indies Team. Many other International matches have been played here in which India has won only one match against South Africa in 1999–2000.
  • Tata Football Academy was started in 1987 to nurture budding Indian footballers and raise the standard of Indian football. TFA is a football club in Jamshedpur, sponsored by Tata Steel. Today, Tata Football Academy is one of the premier football breeding grounds in India.
  • Tata Archery Academy: archery is a sport indigenous to the tribal people of Chhotanagpur and Santhal Pargana. Tata Steel has pursued and nurtured the local tribals and provided them with facilities and training to bring them up to international competition standards in archery. Its students have attributed a lot of fame to the institute by bringing in many medals in National and International competitions.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
  • Tata Steel Adventure Foundation – Bachendri Pal, the first Indian woman to climb Mount Everest, is the director of Tata Steel Adventure Foundation.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Golmuri Golf Course

Jamshedpur has two golf courses—the Beldih Golf Course and the Golmuri Golf Course. Both of these courses are at the heart of the city. The biggest is the Beldih Golf Course which is around 6,000 yards. The Golmuri Golf Course although smaller is also challenging. They together hold the annual Tata Open Golf Tournament which is an event held under the support of the Professional Golf Tour of India. The tournament was started in 2002. Jamshedpur also has the Jamshedpur Gliding Club and the Jamshedpur Co-operative Flying club.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Health facilities

Some of the notable hospitals and health facilities in Jamshedpur include:

Media

Television

The main television tower for Doordarshan in Golmuri

Jamshedpur has various local news broadcast and cable media channels including:

Print

English, Santali, and Bengali newspapers are published from the city, including.

Hindi newspapers

English newspapers

Bengali Newspapers

Transportation

Tatanagar Junction railway station

The Tatanagar Junction and Adityapur Station on the Chakradharpur railway division of the South Eastern Railway, is the two major railhead of Jamshedpur. Other railway stations in the city include Chandil, Gamharia, Kandra, Rakha Mines, Galudih, Ghatshila, Dhalbhumgarh and Govindpur.

Jamshedpur is connected to other parts of India through national and state highways. The major highways are:

Sonari Airport

Jamshedpur has a bus station in Mango. This bus station have buses which go to other cities like Bokaro, Dhanbad, Ranchi etc. However, now there is a plan to update and rebuild and renovate this bus stand/station.

Dhalbhumgarh Airport

Sonari Airport is serving the city at present. It is spread over a 25-acre area in the Sonari area of the city. The airport is primarily used for bringing in chartered planes of the TATA group. In 2022, it was announced that the Sonari Airport will start commercial public flights for Jamshedpur to Bhubaneswar, Ranchi and Kolkata.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> After efforts from the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of Jharkhand and Tata Steel, the airport has been reopened on 31 January 2023, with flight services provided by the new low-cost regional airline, IndiaOne Air, to Kolkata and Bhubaneswar.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Dhalbhumgarh Airport is a proposed public airport located at Dhalbhumgarh, in the state of Jharkhand, India as a greenfield airport for Jamshedpur. It will be built on the site of an abandoned World War II airfield situated Template:Cvt from Jamshedpur on NH-33. The old airfield was built around 1948, as an ancillary runway for other airfields in the vicinity that were being built around India's eastern frontier as part of the war effort.

It was one of the airfields used by Allied forces to repel the advancing Japanese troops and to maintain transport links with China. As the Japanese forces came to control shipping in the China Sea, seaborne supply routes to China were cut and the difficult Template:Cvt route over the Himalayas was increasingly used. The airfield was abandoned after the war. The technical team of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) conducted a survey in 2017 and approved the Dhalbhumgarh site for a greenfield airport. The government plans to invest Rs 300 crore through AAI for the new airport which will have a Template:Convert runway. In January 2018, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha announced that the Union Civil Aviation Ministry and the Jharkhand Government would sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the construction of Dhalbhumgarh Airport.

Tourism

Jamshedpur has a number of popular tourist destinations, including:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

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