Ranchi District

Population: 2,912,022 (2011)

State: Jharkhand

Language: Asuri, Bhojpuri, Hindi

Headquarters: Ranchi

 

Area: 5231 square kilometers

Density of Population: 557 people per square kilometer

Literacy Rate: 77.13 % - Male: 85.63 %, Female: 68.20%

Male Female Ratio: 1000:950

 

Boundaries of Ranchi District

 

North: Latehar District, Chatra District, Hazaribagh District and Ramgarh District, Jharkhand

South: Khunti District, West Singhbhum District, Seraikela Kharsawan District, Jharkhand

East: West Bengal

West: Lohardaga District and Gumla District, Jharkhand

 

Ranchi District Average Rainfall: 1111.5 mm 

Ranchi District Average Temperature in Summer: 31.76 deg C 

Ranchi District Average Temperature in Winter: 17.35 deg C 

 

RANCHI DISTRICT MAP

 

 

Major Rivers: Subarnarekha, Sankh, Koel

Sub Divisions: Ranchi, Bundu 

Blocks: Kanke, Ratu, Chama, Mandar, Lapra, Burmu, Bero, Nagri , Ormanjhi, Angara, Silli, Bundu, Sonahatu, Tamar

Assembly Constituencies: Kanke, Ranchi, Mandar, Karanji, Hatia, Silli, Tamar

Waterfalls: Hundru Falls, Jonha Falls, Panchghagh Falls, Dassam Falls, Hirni Falls, Sita Fall

 

Ranchi District Nearby Attractions

 

1. Rukka Dam

2. Sun Temple

3. Muta Crocodile Breeding Center

4. Zakir Hussain Park

5. Sidhu Kanhu Park

6. Ranchi Hill

7. Pahari Mandir

8. Jagannathpur Temple

9. Sun Temple

10. Angrabari

11. Ratu Fort

 

Ranchi District Facts: This is the most populous district of Jharkhand. This is one of the 21 most backward districts of Jharkhand that is receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Program. NH 33 and NH 23 pass through this district. Ranchi is known as the City of Waterfalls.

 

Major Agricultural Products: Rice, millets, pulses, oilseeds

 

Major Industries: Central Coalfields Limited, Heavy Engineering Corporation, Research and Development of SAIL, Central Mine Planning and Design Institute, Abhijeet Group, JSPL, Aditya Birla Group, Schenck Process India Ltd

 

Major Educational Institutions: Birla Institute of Technology, Birsa Agricultural University, St. Xavier’s College, IIM Ranchi, Xavier Institute of Social Science, The Institute of Science and Management, National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Central Institute of Psychiatry

 

What is Ranchi District Famous For: Waterfalls

 

Famous People From Ranchi District: Vinayak Chakravorty, Rajesh Chauhan, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Jagdish Kashyap, Jyotirindranath Tagore, Deepika Kumari, Kariya Munda

 

Ranchi District Pin Codes

Last Updated : Monday Jun 11 , 2012