ranchi

Ranchi, the capital city of Jharkhand District is spread over 7,698 sq. km. Created form Lohardaga District the history of Ranchi District dates back to antiquity. Spanning from 23 23' North latitude to 85 23' East longitude, Ranchi is located an altitude of 2,140 m above sea level.

The 2001 Census has marked a population of 27,85,064. The verdant topography and fertile soil facilitates extensive agriculture manifested by the cultivation of rice, millets, pulses and oilseeds.

Although urban, Ranchi spellbinds tourists with its stunning scenery. The gurgling cascades of the Hundru, Jonha, Dassam, Hirni and Panch Gagh waterfalls coupled by the revered Jagganathpur, Ranchi Hill and Pahari Mandir temples and the nearby Tagore Hill, McCluskiqunj, Machli Hill, Muta Crocodile Breeding Center and Gonda Hill and Rock Garden are eminent tourist spots.

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Jharkhand-map-district

bokaro        chatra      deogarh

dhanbad       dumka         eastsinghbhum

garhwa        giridih           godda

gumla         hazaribagh          jamtara

koderma      latehar           lohardaga

pakaur         palamau        ranchi

sahibganj      saraikelakharsawan    

westsinghbhum      simdega

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