East Singhbhum district

East Singhbhum is one of the twenty-two districts of,. It came into being on,. The literal meaning of Singhbhum is land of s: Singh in means a lion and Bhum indicates land. This appears to be apt as more than 50% of the district is covered by dense forests and mountains, where wild animals once roamed freely.

The district is bounded on the east by, on the north by , both of , on the west by district of Jharkhand state, and on the south by  district of Orissa. East Singhbhum district has a leading position in respect of mining and other industrial activities in Jharkhand state. , a leading industrial city of India, is the district headquarters.