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 State
: JHARKHAND
Area : 3533 sq.
kms.
District Headquarter
: JAMSHEDPUR
History : In
1991 the district of Singhbhum was bifurcated to form Pashchimi and Purbi
Singhbhum. Besides the district headquarter of Jamshedpur the other towns in
the district are Chakulia, Ghatshila, Jadugora and Musabani. The Blocks in
the district are : Baharagora, Chakulia, Dhalbhumgarh, Dumaria , Ghatshila,
Golmuri, Musabani, Patamda and Potka. There are 1750 villages in the
district.
Total population
: 1613088
Male : 846456
Female : 766632
Rural : 763172
Urban : 849916
Scheduled Castes :
77194
Scheduled Tribes :
466572
Communication :
Good roads connect the nearby areas. The National Highway connecting
Calcutta and Ranchi also passes through the district. Tatanagar railway
station is on the main Calcutta-Mumbai line. Jamshedpur also has an airport.
Though earlier commercial flights were there but now there are no commercial
flights operated from Jamshedpur. The nearest commercial airport is Ranchi.
Agriculture :
Paddy is the main crop. Wheat, oil seeds and vegetables are also grown.
Education
:
Total literates :
552374
Males : 397629
Females : 154745
Parliamentary Constituency : Jamshedpur
Assembly Constituencies
: Bahragora, Ghatshila (ST), Potka (ST), Jugsalai (SC), Jamshedpur East and
Jamshedpur West.
Industries : TISCO and TELCO are the
major big industries. Tinplate Company, Indian Cable Company, Indian Copper
Corporation, Indian Tube Company are the other industries. Uranium
Corporation also has its unit at Jadugora.
The above data is based on 1991 Census and other historic resources.It may
be noted that some of the districts have been created after the 1991 census.
We have tried to provide the most authentic data available however we shall
not be responsible for any mistake, discrepancies.
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