Facts About Jamshedpur
- Jamshedpur is located at .[1] It has an average elevation of 135 metres (442 feet).
- As of 2001 India census,GRIndia Jamshedpur had a population of 1.1 million. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Jamshedpur has an average literacy rate of 76%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 81%, and female literacy is 71%. In Jamshedpur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.
- The conversational language is Hindi, though the city itself is cosmopolitan in nature.
- The main ethnic groups are Biharis, Adivasis and Bengalis, however there are a large number of Punjabis, Oriyas and South Indians as well.
- The major festivals are Deepavali, Holi, Durga Puja (Dussehra), Id-ul-fitr. Adivasis celebrate 'Tusu', Biharis celebrate Chhat and Bengalis celebrate Durga Puja.
- The other statistical details of Jamshedpur are as per following:
| Area | 64 sq. km. | |
| Longitude | 86.120 East | |
| Latitude | 22.470 North | |
| Altitude (at Tatanagar) | 159 mtrs. above mean sea level | |
| (at Dalma) | 933 mtrs. above mean sea level | |
| Railway Station | Tatanagar | |
| Aerodrome | Sonari | |
| Distance from Ranchi | 140 kms. approx. (Road) | |
| Distance from Kolkata | 251 km. (Rail) | |
| Population | 6.28 lakhs (2001) | |
| Temperature | 43.0oC maximum 6.6oC minimum |
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| Total Average Rainfall | 1217 mm | |
| Number of Schools by JUSCO | 9 | |
| Number of School Children | 8,000 | |
| Number of Colleges run by JUSCO | 1 | |
| Roads maintained by JUSCO | 524 km. | |
| Sewer lines maintained by JUSCO | 487 km. | |
| Water Mains maintained by JUSCO | 490 km. | |
| Drains maintained by JUSCO | 358 (storm water drains) | |
| Literacy rate | 71.3% (1991) | |
| Vehicle (Nos.) | 2,93,198 (2003) | |
| Small and large parks | 17 maintained by JUSCO | |
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JUSCO (Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Co. Ltd.) maintains the civic amenities and facilities in Jamshedpur |
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Trivia
- Popular Indian cine star R. Madhavan was born & brought up in Jamshedpur
- Miss India World 2000; Miss World 2000 and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra was born here
- Miss India Universe 2004 & Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta was born & raised here
- Popular Indian TV star Simone Singh was born and brought up in Jamshedpur to Sikh-Bengali parents
- Mahesh Aney, an alumnus of Loyola School, Class of 1971 (ISC) was conferred the National Award for Cinematography for the film Swades
- Imtiaz Ali, a young & upcoming Hindi film director (his works include Socha Na Tha and Jab We Met)
- Abhinav Kumar, first ranker in the IIT-JEE in 1998 and currently assistant professor at MIT and with Ph.D. from Harvard University
- Environmentalist Ajit Kumar Singh, born and brought up in Jamshedpur, working for Nature and for Mother "Gaia" Earth[3].
- Allama Arshadul Qaudri, a well-known Urdu Islamic Writer and religious leader. His famous books are Zalzala, Zer-o-zabar, Lalazar.
- Dr. Suhas S. Patil, born in Jamshedpur, is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur, venture capitalist and philanthropist. He founded the company Cirrus Logic.
- Padma Shri Astad Deboo, modernist dancer and choreographer.
- Dr. Yashwant Gupta, Director, National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Pune
- Atul Kochhar, globally acclaimed chef and Michelin Star recipient
- Shumone Chatterjee , MD of Levi Strauss & Co. India
- Saurabh Sinha , Country Head for IndiAds Network
- Prawal Raman (earlier Pandey), Hindi film director of films including Darna Mana Hai and Gayab
- Siddhartha Basu, renowned quiz master & media personality
- Shilpa Rao, playback singer for Hindi films such as Aamir and Bachna Ae Haseeno
- Rajdeep Chatterjee, Indian Idol 4 finalist. Finished in the top 4.
- Siddharth Das, AVP, Wipro BPO
- Rajkumar prasad [mimicry artist] [hello kaun- pehchan kaun]duplicate of baba ramdev
