Jharkhand Economy and Industry

Some of the country’s highly industrialized cities such as Jamshedpur, Ranchi, Bokaro and Dhanbad are located in Jharkhand owing to its large mineral resources.

The following is a glance of the State’s achievements in the Industrial Sector:

- Largest fertilizer factory of its time in India at Sindri
- First Iron & steel factory at Jamshedpur
- Largest Steel plant in Asia, Bokaro steel plant.
- Biggest explosives factory at Gomia
- First methane gas well in the country
 
Minerals ranging from (state’s rank in the country) from Iron ore (1st), coal (3rd), copper ore (1st), mica (1st), bauxite (3rd), Manganese, limestone, china clay, fire clay, graphite (8th), kainite (1st), chromite (2nd), asbestos (1st), thorium (3rd), sillimanite, uranium (Jaduguda mines, Narwa Pahar) (1st), gold (Rakha mines) (6th), silver and several other minerals are found in the state.

Large deposits of coal and iron ore support concentration of industry in centers like Jamshedpur, Bokaro and Ranchi.

Tata Steel, an S&P CNX 500 conglomerate has its corporate office in Jharkhand. It reported a gross income of Rs.204, 910 million for 2005.