Adityapur

Adityapur is a city in Jharkhand named after Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo, the last ruler of Saraikela. It is today an industrial town/sister city separated from the famous city of Jamshedpur by the Kharkai River, But it is the part Jamshedpur only itself. It lies in the Seraikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand. Today it is considered a part of the Greater Jamshedpur Metropolitan Region. As part of the Indian government's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Adityapur will be included under the Greater Jamshedpur plan.[1] It is predominantly an industrial region and once held the record of being the largest industrial belt in Asia.

Adityapur
City and Neighbourhood
Tata Kandra Road, Expressway, Adityapur Toll Bridge
CountryIndia
State or Union TerritoryJharkhand
Metro/City/TownJamshedpur

Demographics

As of 2011, according to the Indian census,[2] Adityapur had a population of 225,628. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Adityapur has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%, with 60% of the males and 40% of females literate. Fourteen percent of the population is under 6 years of age.

See also: List of cities in Jharkhand

Geography

Kharkai River surrounds Adityapur on three sides (except the west), and is connected with the well-known city of Jamshedpur (famous for Tata Steel) via a toll bridge through Kadma and Kharkai Bridge through Bistupur over the river.

Media

Radio Station (called All India Radio, Jamshedpur has its station based in Adityapur) follow as,

  • Big FM 92.7,
  • Red FM 93.5,
  • Radio Dhoom 104.8 FM,
  • Vividh Bharati (All India Radio) is broadcast on 100.8 FM.

Economy
See also: Adityapur Industrial Area, Adityapur Auto Cluster, and The Onyx Mall

Adityapur is one of the largest industrial areas in India, and a Special Economic Zone is in the works through the Adityapur Industrial Development Authority. The Adityapur Industrial Estate (33,970 acres, 53 sq. mile) has been Asia's largest industrial hub for a while. About 1,000 industries are located here and about 250 are under construction. There are about 20 large scale industries such as TGS, Usha Martin, Omni Auto L.M.T and RSB. The Estate has an average annual production of ₹ 4,950 Crore.

Adityapur has an IT company namely IT - SCIENT is located here. This is a company based in Noida. Adityapur houses several companies. This are corporate companies. Adityapur Industrial Area is a large industrial area/belt/zone in the city of Adityapur. This houses a large number of companies.

Adityapur Auto Cluster is a place in Adityapur. It is an economic cluster in Adityapur. It is also a major economic source of the city This place have the famous company IT - SCIENT. Now City Residency Privated Limited will setup a large mixed used project namely The Onyx at heart of the Adityapur. It will be a shopping mall as well as a hotel, office, commercial, entertainment and residential hub. It will be the first shopping mall of Adityapur.

Education

Here the educational institutions for preparing technical hands. They are:

NIT Jamshedpur
  • NIT Jamshedpur
  • Government Polytechnic, Adityapur[3]
  • Indo Danish Tool Room, Jamshedpur[4]
  • DAV Public School, NIT Campus

Transport
Tata Kandra Main Road
Adityapur Kadma Toll Bridge

Adityapur has its own Adityapur railway station and a four-lane highway (Adityapur-Kandra Main Road) that connects Jamshedpur to Barbil via Seraikela, Chaibasa. There is also a bridge between Kadma and Adityapur that provides a shortcut to NH 33 via Marine Drive, Jamshedpur.



Civic amenities

Adityapur is a Municipal Corporation area under the Greater Jamshedpur Metropolitan Area.

References
  1. "Greater Jamshedpur plan tabled". The Times of India. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 November 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Indo Danish Tool Room | MSME Tool Room | Jamshedpur". idtr.gov.in. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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