Ranchi
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| ?Ranchi Jharkhand • India | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Area • Elevation | • 620 m (2,034 ft) |
| District(s) | Ranchi |
| Population | 846,454 (2001) |
| Codes • Pincode • Telephone • Vehicle | • 8340 xx • +651 • JH 01 A, B, C...Z xxxx |
Coordinates: Ranchi pronunciation (Hindi: राँची) is the capital city of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar. Jharkhand was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the districts of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas divisions of Bihar. As a part of Bihar, it used to be the summer capital from the time of the British Raj because of its cool climate. It is not very far from Rajrappa, another seminal place in the state of Jharkhand.
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[edit] Geography
Ranchi is located at .[1]. The total area covered by Ranchi - Municipal Area is about 110 square kilometers and the average elevation of the city is 2,140 feet above sea level.
Geographically, Ranchi is located on southern part of the Chota Nagpur plateau which forms the eastern edge of the Deccan plateau system. The area surrounding Ranchi has been endowed with immense natural bounty and sometimes it is also referred to as the “City of Waterfalls”. The most popular waterfalls are Dasham, Hundru, Jonha Falls, Hirni and Panchghat, which are all active perennially.
The Subernarekha river and its tributaries constitue the local river system and dams inKanke, Rukka and Hatia have been built over these channels to cater to the water requirements of the local population.
Ranchi has a hilly topography and its combination with dense tropical forests ensures that it enjoys a comparatively soothing climate than the rest of the state.
[edit] Climate
Ranchi has a sub-tropical climate. Temperature ranges from maximum 37 to 20°C during summer, and minimum 22 to 3°C during winter. The annual rainfall is about 1530 mm. From June to September the rainfall level is about 1,100 mm.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean daily maximum temperature (°C) | 23 | 25 | 30 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | ||
| Mean daily temperature (°C) | 16 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 16 | ||
| Mean daily minimum temperature (°C) | 9 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 9 | ||
| Source: [1] | ||||||||||||||
[edit] Demographics
As of 2001 India census,[2] Ranchi had a population of 846,454. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Ranchi has an average literacy rate of 74%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 80%, and female literacy is 68%. In Ranchi, 13% of the population is under 6 years of age.
[edit] People
According to the current approximations, the population of the city is about 1,300,000. The city has seen a sudden surge in population after the declaration of the new state of Jharkhand in 2000. Owing to the rising employment opportunities and opening of numerous regional and state level offices, banks, and marketing companies, the city witnessed mass to moderate influx of population. Ranchi has always enjoyed a cosmopolitan environment and still entails a good mix of people from different regions of the country. Ranchi is the largest city in Jharkhand.
[edit] Education
Ranchi has a good network of government and privately run schools, although standard of teaching considerably vary from school to school. Most of the government-run schools in Ranchi are affiliated to Jharkhand Academic Council, whereas most of the private schools are affiliated to ICSE and/or CBSE boards. A number of schools are run by convents or by the Jesuits missionaries of the Roman Catholic, Gossner, Evangelical and Lutheran Churches and the Church of North India.
Most of the colleges and institutions of higher education of Ranchi are under the jurisdiction of Ranchi University.
As the institutions of higher studies fall short of city’s requirement, many students, after completing schooling in the state, move away to places like New Delhi, Karnataka and several other locations to have higher education.
[edit] Schools
[edit] Colleges
[edit] Transportation and Commuting
Ranchi has been good in Road connectivity with 3-4 National Highways crossing through or close to it. Recently the state government with the support of NHDC has constituted a plan to strengthen the road connectivity of different district headquarters to this capital city with 4-laned highways of international standards. Ranchi has very good road connectivity with places like Jamshedpur (Tatanagar), Bokaro, Dhanbad, Daltonganj, Patna, Gaya and various other Bihar towns. It also has inter-state connectivities to places like Kolkata, Durgapur/Asansol, Siliguri (Darjeeling), Cuttack, Rourkela, Bhubaneswar.
Ranchi has witnessed a tremendous growth of railway connectivity during the past 3-4 years. Growing demand and subsequent push grants in the railway annual budgets made sure that Ranchi got its deserved share of allocation. Currently Ranchi has very good connectivity with all major centres in India.
Major Rail Connections From Ranchi : New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata (Howrah), Chennai, Bangalore, Cochin, Jaipur, Patna, Allahabad, Bhubaneshwar, Ajmer, Kanpur, Nagpur etc.
There are 2 Major Railway Stations in the city: Ranchi Junction & Hatia
Ranchi has a domestic airport - "Bhagwan Birsa Munda Airpot" (Code: IXR) managed by the Airports Authority of India. It is situated at an elevation of 2120 ft. The Airport terminal is situated approximately 7 Kms South of the city center, in Hinoo locality. The single runway airport is approximatelty 8000 feet in length and supports latest navigation/traffic control systems such as HIRL, PAPI, ASPL and Apron Flood lights.
Ranchi is well connected with most of the major metros of the country. It has 5 daily connections to Delhi and 3 to Kolkatta. It is also connected with cities like Mumbai, Patna, Bhubaneshwar and Chandigarh by daily scheduled services.
Major Service Providers: Indian, JetLite, Deccan, MDLR etc.
Lots of other new budget airlines too have announced of plans to connect Ranchi with many other destinations.
[edit] Trade, commerce, and industry
On account of its historical position as an important administrative and military base of the eastern India during the British Raj, Ranchi developed as an important centre of trade and commerce, including a traditional base for sericulture and manufacture of shellac. Villages around Ranchi has been described as the 'vegetable bowl' of Jharkhand and truckloads of green vegetables are transported from the city to different parts of Jharkhand, Bihar, as also to Kolkata.
After India gained independence, Ranchi continued to grow and a number of industrial facilities were located in and around the city, and it emerged as an important industrial centre. Along with other two industrial townships of Jamshedpur and Bokaro, it completes the industrial structure of Jharkhand. Major techno-industrial facilities of Ranchi include Heavy Engineering Corporation, Mecon, SAIL's R&D Facility, High Tension Insulator factory, CCL, CMPDI, IICM, Usha Martin, Usha Beltron Shipping Corporation of India.
[edit] Important Public Sector Undertakings & Govt. Institutions
- Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd., Dhurwa
- Garden Reach Ship Buildor's Ltd, Dhurwa
- MECON Ltd. Doranda
- Research & Development Centre for Iron & Steel,SAIL:
Also known as RDCIS, the centre was established in 1974 as the corporate R&D of Steel Authority of India Ltd.Today it is the largest and most reputed Steel Research Centre of the country. The centre boasts of over 350 scientists and a huge array of sophisticated research /test equipment. Besides addressing to the R&D needs of SAIL (Steel Authority of India Ltd), the centre also provides diverse scientific services to other organisations on contract basis.
- CET, SAIL
- MTI, SAIL
- CMPDI
- National Institute of Foundry Forge Technology, Hatia
- Central Coalfield Limited (CCL)
[edit] Health care Facilities and Famous Hospitals
The city is traditionally the medical centre for the entire region of about 400 km radius. Many hospitals both private and public dot the city.
The Rajendra Medical College now known as Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences RIMS is the largest of three medical colleges in the state.
Excellent Neurodiagnostic facilites exist in the Advanced Diagnostic Centre.
The most famous Indian corporate hospital chain (Apollo Hospitals Group) runs a private hospital on the outskirts of the city. Though situated in a semi-rural setting, a world-class heart surgery set-up is doing excellent work there.
In the field of Tuberculosis, the Ramakrishna Mission is running a TB Sanatorium on the Ranchi-Khunti Road near Tupudana for nearing 6 decades.
Ranchi has some of the largest facilities for mentally-challenged patients at Kanke. There are three major hospitals taking care of patients with psychiatric illnesses.
- Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke
- RINPAS, Kanke
- Davis Institute of Neuropsychiatry, Kanke
[edit] Tourist attractions
[edit] Temples
- Rajrappa Mandir About 65 km from Ranchi for the worship of Goddess Kali, known as Chhinnamasta. Also a tourist place; has great picnic spots.
- Pahari Temple - Heart of the city
- Durga Badi - Near Firayalal Chowk at the heart of the city.
- Jagannathpur Temple - Built in the architectural style of Puri temples about 300 years old
- Surya Temple - 38 km from Ranchi on Ranchi-Tata NH Road
- Bhawani Shankar Mandir Temple, Ginjo Thakur Gaon - 25 km from Ranchi on Ratu Road NH Road (12 km from Ratu in the way of Ratu - Burmu Road)
- Parasnath or Shikharjee - A major pilgrimage of the Jain's about 200 km from Ranchi in Girdih District.
- Ramakrishna Mission and Ashram, Morhabadi, Ranchi
- Ramakrishna Mission Ashram and T B Sanatorium, Tupudana, Ranchi
- Dewri Temple - 58 km from Ranchi on Ranchi-Tata NH 33 road
- Head Quarters of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, founded by Paramahansa Yogananda, situated about 200 metres from Ranchi railway station.
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[edit] Parks - Resorts
- Nakshatra Van - Heart of the city, near Raj Bhawan (Governor's House)
- Birsa Zoological Park - 14 km from Ranchi
- Night Safari - 14 km from Ranchi
- Deer Park - 16 km from Ranchi on Ranchi-Khunti Road
- Sidhu Kaanhu Park - Heart of the city
- Dr. Zakhir Hussain Park - Heart of the city
- Ranchi Hill - Pahari Baba Temple - Heart of the city.
- Tagore hill - Morabadi, 5 km from the center of the city
- Fun Castle - Ratu, 7 km from Ranchi
Other than these recognized parks (most of which have entry fee), there are many open playgrounds which are vanishing fast as the government/administration has decided that massive constructions on available government lands (which will create more traffic and pollution in the choking narrow roads) is the way to progress, and the fact that a city requires open playgrounds where youngsters can go to play and have healthy recreational activity is easily overlooked.
[edit] Water Resorts
- Ranchi Lake - Heart of the city
- Dhurwa Dam
- Rukka Dam - 16 km from Ranchi
- Aqua World - Heart of the city
- Dassam Falls - About 40 km from Ranchi on Ranchi-Tata NH Road
- Jonha Falls - About 35 km from Ranchi
- Sita Falls - near to Jonha falls
- Hundru Falls - 30 km from Ranchi
- Hirni Falls - 90 km towards Chakradharpur
- Panchghaag - 50 km from ranchi
- Rani fall (Soeko) - 55 km from ranchi
- Perwaghagh (Torpa) - 75 km from ranchi
- Ghaghri fall (Bero) - 45 km from ranchi
- Kanke Dam - 7 km from main road ranchi
[edit] Theaters
Many of the theaters in Ranchi are closing down giving way to the constant pressure of diminishing cinema goers and rising maintenance costs. Recently (Feb 2006) two of the listed theaters (Uphaar & Plaza) have decided to give way to a swanky Multiplex mall that may come up on their ground zero if things go all as planned. The State Government has also announced special tax relief for Multiplexes running on the lines of developed states like Maharashtra and Delhi.
- Eylex Multiplex (2 Screens) : Hinoo Bridge, Near Indira Place.
- Sujata : Main Road, Ranchi
- Sujata Miniplex (Recently Upgraded): Main Road, Ranchi
- Minakshi, Ratu Road, Ranchi
- Plaza: Tharpakna , Old HB Road, Ranchi
- Sainik: Morabadi, Ranchi
- Vishnu: Main Road, Ranchi (closed)
- Sandhaya :Purulia Road(Near Dangratoli Chowk)
- Uphar: Ratu Road, Ranchi(Closed for construction of INOX Multiplex)
Ranchi's first Multiplex theater cum Shopping Mall was inaugurated September 07th, 2007 in Hinoo locality near the river bridge crossing. The two-screen plex has a seating capacity of 350 and has ticket rates from Rs. 50-150 depending on the film and showtime.
[edit] Restaurants
Ranchi has numeorus eateries offering delicacies from India and the world. Recently lot of restaurants such as Capitol Hill, Masala Planet, Rice N Spice etc. have been offering delicacies from Latin America/Mediterranean regions as well. There are already a huge number of traditional Indian eateries like Capitol hill, Kaveri, Krishna, Punjab Sweets, Kathi Kabab, 7th Heaven, Bholu Bhai etc. that are refreshing places for family outings in an around Ranchi city. One can enjoy good Veg food with outstanding view of the Airport Runway at Green Acres, and newly opened Green Horizon and Capitol Residency.
[edit] External links
- Ranchi travel guide from Wikitravel
- Portal for Ranchi and Jharkhand
- Ranchi's Artists Group - 'CARDS', web page
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