East Singhbhum at Jharkhand is a part of the Chotanagpur plateau that is covered with the residues of hills and mountains abounding in schist, gneiss, basalt and granite rocks. The East Singhbhum district is known as the 'Land of Lions', as the region is known to house a large number of lions in the territory.
An estimate of the East Singhbhum of Jharkhand is as follows:
* Area - 3533 square kilometers.
* Latitude - 22º12' North to 23º 01' North.
* Longitude - 86º 04' East to 86º 54' East.
* Altitude - 700 feet to 3100 feet.
* Boundaries - West Singhbhum, and Midnapur district, Purulia district and Mayurbhanj district of West Bengal.
* Temperature - 40º to 45º C in summer and 8º C in winter.
* Rainfall - 1200 to 1400 millimeters.
* Population - 16,13,088.
* Population Density - 457 people per square kilometers.
* Tribes - Ho, Bhumiz, Munda, Kharia, Sabar, Santhal, etc.
* Languages - Mahili, Hindi, Santhali, Nepali, Kharia, Bengali and Oriya.
* Minerals - Gold Kynite, iron ore, copper, uranium, etc.
* Forest cover - Mahua, Palash, Sal, Bamboo, Gamhar, etc.
* Flora - Acacia, bamboo, neem, combretum decandrum, holarrhena, flacourtia, phoenix acaulis, lygodium, lantana camara, cassia, hyptis suaveolens, etc.
* Fauna - Tigers, elephants, panthers, wild dogs, bears, deer, sambhar, etc.
Moreover, East Singhbhum district is divided into a number of blocks. In the East Singhbhum district, we find 150 Panchayats, 1 Municipality, 2 subdivisions, 9 Blocks, 1606 inhabited villages, 176 uninhabited villages and 1770 Revenue villages. East Singhbhum is one of the leading districts of Jharkhand and is well known for its large reserve of minerals. Moreover, Jamshedpur, which is one of the leading industrial cities of India, is the headquarter of the district.
