Jamshedpur

Jamshedpur Tatanagar
Metropolitan city
Clockwise from top: Sakchi Golchakkar, TCE Building, Sonari-Kadma Link Road, Tata Steel Plant, Bat Island in Jayanti Sarovar, JRD Tata Sports Complex
Nickname(s): Steel City
Jamshedpur Location of Jamshedpur in Jharkhand
Coordinates: 22°47′N 86°12′E / 22.783°N 86.200°E / 22.783; 86.200Coordinates: 22°47′N 86°12′E / 22.783°N 86.200°E / 22.783; 86.200
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	East Singhbhum
Founded by	Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
Named for	Iron and Steel, Cement Industries
Area
• Metropolitan city	209 km2 (81 sq mi)
Elevation	159 m (522 ft)
Population (2011)
• Metropolitan city	1,337,131
• Density	6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi)
• Metro	631,364
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	831001 to 831xxx
Telephone code	0657
Vehicle registration	JH 05 (East Singhbhum) JH 22 (Saraikela-Kharsawan) BR 16 (Discontinued)
Literacy	85.94%
Official language	Hindi "Additional official language" Urdu
Second languages	Bengali, Oriya, Santhali, Ho, Kurukh, Mundari, Kharia, Nagpuri, Panchpargania, Khortha and Kurmali.
Website	www.jamshedpur.nic.in

Jamshedpur (/ˈdʒɑːmʃɛdpɔər/,  pronunciation ) is the most populous urban agglomeration in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Jamshedpur is the headquarters of the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. According to the 2011 census of India, Jamshedpur (East Singhbhum & Seraikela-Kharsawan) district has current population of 1,337,131; the Jamshedpur urban agglomeration (UA), which includes the adjoining areas, Jamshedpur Urban Area is the third Largest city in Eastern India. It is also the first planned industrial city of India. It is located on the Chota Nagpur plateau and is surrounded by the picturesque Dalma Hills. The city is bordered by the rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkai on the north and west parts of the city. Jamshedpur is home to world's tenth largest steel manufacturing company, Tata Steel.

Jamshedpur has been predicted as the 84th fastest growing city in the world for the timeframe 2006–2020 with average annual growth of 2.59%.