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Following the independence of India, the city became part of Bihar. Jamshedpur was impacted severely by the communal riots in 1964 and 1979. It was also a centre of the statehood movement. In 2000, the city became part of newly-formed Jharkhand state. A major commercial and industrial center in India, Jamshedpur is demographically diverse city.
During British India, a railway line connecting Jamshedpur to Howrah was started. Jamshedpur is in the Indian mineral-rich state of Jharkhand which was earlier in South Bihar . As Tata Steel was established, the first planned urban settlement started in Sakchi area and it included businessmen ( Gujaratis , Parsis , Punjabis ), servicemen ...
Jamshedpur — the seat of and city in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand state, located in eastern India. It is the most populous urban agglomeration in the state, first planned industrial city of India (1919) when founded as the company town of international conglomerate Tata Group .
On 15 August 1947 India declared its independence and Jamshedpur became part of Bihar. [11] The old Singhbhum district was turned into an Indian-held district. [11] In 1952, a significant development took place in Jamshedpur as the JBS buses were nationalized, marking a milestone in the city's transportation system. [11]
Jharkhand (/ ˈ dʒ ɑːr k ə n d /; [8] Hindi: [d͡ʒʱɑːɾkʰəɳɖ]; lit. ' the land of forests ') is a state in eastern India. [9] The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south.
The Chota Nagpur Plateau is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and the basin of the Mahanadi river lies to the south. The total area of the Chota Nagpur Plateau is ...
The area lying between Jamshedpur and Ghatshila is the main industrial mining zone. The rest of the district is primarily agricultural. In the district, as of 2011, 56.9% of the population lives in the rural areas and a high 43.1% lives in the urban areas. [4] Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district.
National Highway 33 (NH 33) (previously known as NH 80) is a National Highway in India.It runs from Arwal to Farakka.The highway links Bihar to West Bengal via Jharkhand.This highway connects some major cities of Bihar such as Munger and Bhagalpur to the capital city Patna.