page_title: Jamshedpur
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Jamshedpur / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: English: Jamshedpur Skyline 1
context_page_description: Jamshedpur is one of the first planned cities of India and most populous urban agglomeration in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was founded by Jamsetji Tata, founder of Tata Groups, and was also named after him. Jamshedpur was ranked as the cleanest city of India in 2020 by Swach Survekshan 2020
  Jamshedpur ranked as 15th cleanest city in India by Swachh Survekshan 2019 and was 7th cleanest city of India in 2010. The city also ranked as 2nd in India in terms of 'Quality of Life' and 84th fastest growing city of world according to City Mayors Foundation.
  It is the headquarters of the East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand and is the 36th - largest urban agglomeration. The city is located in nature's den in Chota Nagpur plateau, surrounded by the picturesque Dalma Hills and bordered by the rivers Subarnarekha and Kharkai.
context_section_description: According to the 2011 census of India, the city of Jamshedpur had a population of 629,659, but the Jamshedpur Urban Agglomeration had a population of 1,337,131.  The city is designated as a Million Plus Urban Agglomeration as per Government terminology. Males constitute 52.1% of the population and females 47.9%. Tribals constitute around 28% of the population. Jamshedpur has an average literacy rate of 89.41% – higher than the national average of 74%. In Jamshedpur, 11.5% of the population is under six years of age.
caption: Jamshedpur City Skyline
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