Jamshedpur
The First Steel city of India
General Information
Other Name: Tatanagar, District: East Singhbhum, State: Jharkhand, India
Area: 64 Sq. Km.
Languages Spoken: Hindi, Bengali, English and local dialects
Long Distance Code: +91-657
Importance: Steel plant started by the Tatas
Best Time to Visit: October to February
Description
A dream of the great visionary, which became a reality, is what Jamshedpur alias Tata Nagar is all about. A small village of Sakchi in the east Singhbhum district in the south of the Jharkhand state, adjacent to West Bengal soon became one of the first steel cities of India founded by the great vsionary, Jamshedji Tata. The city was named Jamshedpur in 1919 by Lord Chelmsford, in honour of its founder. J.N.Tata had written to his son Dorabji Tata about his vision of a great city in the area. His birthday is celebrated on 3rd March every year as Founders Day. This heavily industrialised city is also one of the first planned cities of India.
