Jamshedpur

Also known as Tatanagar

Jamshedpur (; ), also known as Tatanagar, is a major industrial city in eastern India. Located on the confluence of Swarnarekha and Kharkai rivers, the city is surrounded by Dalma Hills. 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.

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Jamshedpur, also known as Tatanagar, is a major industrial city in eastern India located where two rivers meet and surrounded by hills. It is the largest city in Jharkhand state with over 600,000 residents in the city proper and 1.3 million in the metropolitan area, making it one of the largest urban centers in the region and the country.

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Settlement.other_name: Tatanagar
Settlement.settlement_type: Metropolis
Settlement.nickname: 'Steel City of India'
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Settlement.map_caption: Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
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Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jharkhand
Settlement.subdivision_name2: East Singhbhum Seraikela-Kharsawan
Settlement.leader_title: MP
Settlement.leader_name: Bidyut Baran Mahato (BJP)
Settlement.leader_title1: Senior Superintendent of Police

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Population: 1558000
Area: 230.59
Elevation: 135
Official website: www.tatanagar.com
Image: Cityscapes of Jamshedpur.jpg
Dialing code: 657

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Commons category: Jamshedpur
postal code: 831001
native label: जमशेदपुर'
inception: 1919-00-00
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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.