Adityapur

Adityapur is a city and suburb in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. It is a municipal corporation in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision in the Seraikela Kharsawan district. Adityapur is part of the Greater Jamshedpur, under the Indian government's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). It is separated from Jamshedpur by the Kharkai River.

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Settlement.name: Adityapur
Settlement.settlement_type: Suburb / Satellite city
Settlement.image_caption: Tata Kandra Road, Expressway, Adityapur Toll Bridge
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Jharkhand#India3
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Jharkhand, India
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: India
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State or Union Territory
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jharkhand
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Metro/City/Town
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Jamshedpur
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.population_as_of: 2011
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages*
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: Hindi, Urdu

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Population: 174355
Dialing code: 0657

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postal code: 831013

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Civic administration
Demographics
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==History== Adityapur is named after Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo (1887-1969), the last ruler of Seraikela State. The region around Adityapur is rich in history. Patkum State's capital was at Ichagarh. In Ichagarh there is a cave and a century old temple. The Ichagarh Palace was the seat of Patkum State. It was established by the Scion of King Vikramaditya of Ujjain. This place hosts several historical places on the banks of rivers Karkari and Swarnarekha.