Noamundi is a census town in Pashchimi Singhbhum district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is a small mining town in close to the Orissa border. It lies about 125 km from Jamshedpur and 64 km from Chaibasa. Nearby towns include Padapahar, Barajamda, Kharsawan, Gua and Kiriburu.
The major produce of this mine is iron ore (including blue dust). The mines are run by the Tata Steeland most of the residents of this town are employed by this company.In the recent past a lot of private mine-owners have also set up shop in and around the town.The town is the right on the border of Jharkhand and Orissa with some of the iron-mines spanning the two states.
Legend has it that when the first iron ore explorers came to this region, they were amazed to find the local tribal population (Adivasis) using iron axes. When the explorers asked the tribals where they had found the ore, they pointed to a hill nearby and called it Noamundi, which literally means 'that hill' in their language. The language spoken by the native tribals is known as 'Ho'.
Noamundi is located at 22.15° N 85.53° E[1]. It has an average elevation of 487 metres (1597 feet). Noamundi is located in the heart of 'Saranda' forest. Saranda forest is the densest decidious forest of Asia. 'Saranda' in the local tribal language means 'The land of 700 hills'.
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