Districts : South Chhotanagpur
Ranchi
Head Quarters : Ranchi
Area |
Population | Literacy | |||
Sq. Km |
Total | Rural | Urban | Literate | Rate % |
7,698 |
22,14,048 | 14,83,393 | 7,30,655 | 9,27,765 | 51.52 |
| Sub Divisions | Ranchi Sadar, Khunti |
| Blocks | Kanke, Namkum, Bedo, Lapung, Chanho, Mandar, Murmu, Ormanjhi, Agara, Silli, Ratu, Khunti, Murhu, Raniyan, Torpa, Karra, Bundu, Sonohatu, Tamaar, Hadaki Tamar |
| Agriculture | Paddy |
| Industry | Very rich industrial area: Heavy Engineering Corp. at Ranchi, High Tension Wire Mill at Namkum, also Vaccine Research Institute at Namkum, Electrical Insulators at Tati Silwai, Ball-bearing factory at Ratu, Glass and ceramics at Ormanjhi. Numerous coal mines. |
| Rivers | Swaranrekha, Koyal, Shankh |
| Noteworthy | Former summer capital of Bihar. Branch of Patna High Court. Military Command Head Quarters. Many research and training institutions for coal mining and steel mill production and management. Home of the Metallurgical and Electrical Consultants (MECON). Excellent educational institutions : example, Loretto Convent, St. Xavier's, DAV, Delhi Public School. Home of the Ranchi University. Oldest mental hospital at Kanke. Numerous water-falls: example, Hundru, GautamDhara, and Dasham. Numerous excellent schools, Dotted with old bungalows of the rich from Bengal and Bihar. Morabadi Hills favorite resting place of Rabindra Nath Tagore (Nobel Prize wiining poet) |
East
Singhbhum
Head Quarters : Jamshedpur
Area |
Population | Literacy | |||
Sq. Km |
Total | Rural | Urban | Literate | Rate % |
3,533 |
16,13,088 | 7,63,172 | 8,49,916 | 8,02,239 | 59.05 |
| Sub Divisions | Dalbhum, Ghatshila |
| Blocks | Golmuri-cum-Jugalsalai, Potka, Patmada, Ghatshila, Dalbhumgarh, Chakulia, Bahragora, Dumaria, Musabani |
| Agriculture | Paddy. But the soil is better known for its mineral wealth |
| Industry | One of the richest industrial belt in India, indeed, in the world. Home of Asia's oldest steel mill - the Tata Iron and Steel Co. at Jamshedpur.T Also, Tata Engineering and Locomotive Co. (TELCO) at Jamshedpur - manufacturers of diesel trucks (earlier in collaboration with Daimler-Benz of Germany) and heavy vehicles. In addition to iron ore, also copper, bauxite and uranium ores. Glass and ceramics factory at Kangra. |
| Rivers | Swaranrekha, Kharkai |
| Noteworthy | Jamshedpur (also known as Tatanagar) is named after Jamshedji Nausserwanji Tata, a Parsi enterpreneur and industrialist at the turn of the nineteenth century. This is the flagship of the House of Tatas, now a highly diversified group. Although their vast wealth comes from the rich soil, and sons of the soil, of Bihar, their headquarter always has been at Bombay in Maharashtra, the home state of the founder. Tourist spots: Dimna Nala and Resevoir, Jubilee Park at Jamshedpur. |
West
Singhbhum
Head Quarters : Chaibasa
Area |
Population | Literacy | |||
Sq. Km |
Total | Rural | Urban | Literate | Rate % |
9,907 |
17,87,955 | 15,05,540 | 2,82,415 | 5,60,921 | 38.92 |
| Sub Divisions | Singhbhum Sadar, Podahaat, Seraikela |
| Blocks | Chaibasa, Tontnagar, Manjhari, Kumarrahungi, Munjhgaon, Jaganthpur, Jheenkpani, Nayamundi, Tonto, Khuntpani, Chakradharpur, Gopalkera, Manoharpur, Sonua, Bangaon, Seraikela, Kharsawan, Kumai, Bandil, Ichagarh, Neemdih, Gamaria (Adityapur), Rajnagar (Gobindpur) |
| Agriculture | Paddy |
| Industry | Extensive iron ore, also manganese. Cement factory at Jhinkpani |
| Rivers | Southern Koyal, Baitarni |
| Noteworthy | Chakradharpur - important railhead on the South Eastern Rly. Tourist spots - Hirani water falls, Dhalma hill. |
Gumla
Head Quarters : Gumla
Area |
Population | Literacy | |||
Sq. Km |
Total | Rural | Urban | Literate | Rate % |
9,877 |
11,53,976 | 11,01,687 | 52,289 | 3,68,637 | 39.67 |
| Sub Divisions | Gumla, Simdega |
| Blocks | Gumla, Palkot, Roydih, Chainpur, Dumri, Sisai, Bharnon, Kadaara, Bansia, Simdega, Kovira, Baano, Jaldega, Thaitha Itanagar, Bolwa, Kurdega |
| Agriculture | Paddy |
| Industry | |
| Rivers | South Koyal, Shankh |
| Noteworthy | Netarhat Public School - a noted residential school for boys. Also a very popular tourist spot. Otherwise, relatively underdeveloped. |
Lohardaga
Head Quarters : Lohardaga
Area |
Population | Literacy | |||
Sq. Km |
Total | Rural | Urban | Literate | Rate % |
1,491 |
2,88,886 | 2,57,125 | 31,761 | 92,911 | 40.79 |
| Sub Divisions | Lohardaga |
| Blocks | Lohardaga, Senho, Kisko, Huru, Mandar, Bishunpur, Ghaghara |
| Agriculture | Paddy |
| Industry | Bauxite mines |
| Rivers | South Koyal |
| Noteworthy | Source of ores for the aluminum factory at Renukoot in Uttar Pradesh |