Adityapur

Adityapur

Adityapur is a city and suburb in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. It is a nagar parishad in the Seraikela Sadar subdivision in the Seraikela Kharsawan district. Adityapur is part of the Greater Jamshedpur, under the Indian government's Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).[1] It is separated from Jamshedpur by the Kharkai River. Adityapur is named after Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo (1887-1969), the last ruler of Seraikela State.[2] The region around Adityapur is rich in history. Patkum State's capital was at Ichagarh. In Ichagarh there is a cave. There is also a century old temple located there. The Ichagarh Palace was the seat of Patkum State.[citation needed] It was established by the Scion of King Vikramaditya of Ujjain, this place hosts several historical places on the banks of river Karkari and Swarnarekha.[3]