A city founded by the late Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata, Jamsehdpur, then known as Sakchi was home to the first private Iron and Steel company of India. The city was named Jamshedpur in 1919 by Lord Chelmsford, in honour of its founder.
Jamshedpur is located in the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand on the Chota-Nagpur plateau. It is surrounded by the beautiful Dalma Hills, and the rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkhai run through it.
It is a modern, industrial city; the main industries being iron and steel, truck manufacturing, tinplate production. The other major factory in the city is called Tata Electric and Locomotive Company (TELCO), which manufactures heavy vehicles in the city.
Many tourist and religious attractions are there in and around the city. They include Tata Zoological Park, TELCO Bhuwaneswari Temple, Jayanti Sarowar, Jubilee Park and Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary.
