Ranchi
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Ranchi is the capital city of Jharkhand state, India. Ranchi was the center of the Jharkhand movement for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar. Jharkhand was formed in 1999 by carving out the tribal districts of South Bihar. As a part of Bihar, it used to be the summer capital of the British due to its cool weather.
It is not very far from Rajrappa, another seminal place in the state of Jharkhand.
Ranchi has one of the largest facility for mentally-challenged patients at Kanke.
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Geography & climate
Chhottanagpur consists of three smaller plateaus of Ranchi, Hazaribagh, and Koderma, and city of Ranchi is located at an altitude of 654 meters above sea level in the plateau of Ranchi. Ranchi was once the summer capital of Bihar. Subarnarekha river flows by the side of the city. The city as well as its immediate hinterland is endowed with several scenic spots.
Ranchi has a salubrious climate. Temperature ranges from maximum 37 to 20 °C during summer, and maximum 22 to 10 °C during winter. The annual rainfall is about 1530 mm.
Education
Ranchi has a good a 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 School Examination Board, whereas most of the private schools are affiliated to ICSE and CBSE boards. A number of schools are run by convents or by the Jesuits missionaries of the Roman Catholic, Gossenor, Evangelical and Lutheran Churches and the Church of North India.
Most of the colleges and institutions of 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 for higher technical and non-technical studies.
Ranchi has many schools and institutions of higher learning:
Schools
- Delhi Public School, Ranchi
- DAV Jawahar Vidya Mandir, Shyamali
- Loreto Convent, Ranchi
- St. Xavier's, Ranchi
- St. Francis School, Harmu Colony, Ranchi
- Zila School
- St. John's High School: Established in 1885, its one of oldest schools in the state
- Bishop Westcott Boys' School, Namkom, Ranchi
- Bishop Westcott Girls' School, Namkom, Ranchi
- Bishop Westcott Girls' School, Doranda, Ranchi
- Bishop's School, Bahubazar, Ranchi
- Yogoda Satsanga Vidhyalaya, Jagganathpur
- Lala Lajpat Rai Bal Mandir
- Cambridge school, Tati silwai
- St. Thomas School, Sector 3
- St. Aloysis High School
- Sacred Heart School, Hulhundu
- Kairali School, Sector 2
Colleges
- St. Xavier's College: Established in 1940s, its one of the premier centers of higher education in the state.
- Xavier Institute of Social Service
- Post Graduate Departments of Ranchi University
- Rajendra Medical College & Hospital
- Birla Institute of Technology, Deemed University, Mesra
- Birla Institute of Technology, Extension center, Lalpur
- Cambridge Institute of Technology, Tati silwai
- Ranchi College
- St. Paul's College
- Sanjay Gandhi Memorial College
- Suraj Singh Memorial College
- Chhotanagpur Law College
- J. N. College
- Marwari Boys' College
- Marwari Girl's College
- Gossner College
- Nirmla College
- Mahendra Prasad Mahavidyalaya
- Ranchi Womens' College
Trade, commerce & 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 Calcutta.
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 center. 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]] and Shipping Corporation of India
Tourist attractions
- Rajrappa Mandir (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/rajrappa) About 65 km from Ranchi. A tourist place, has great picnic spots and famous for its temple. Click on the link to know more.
- Tagore Hill - Heart of the city.
- Rock Garden - Heart of the city.
- Ranchi Lake - Heart of the city.
- Pahari Temple- Heart of the city.
- Birsa Zoological park - 14 km from Ranchi.
- Night Safari- 14 km from Ranchi.
- Deer Park - 16 km from Ranchi on Ranchi- Khunti Road.
- Sidhu Kaanu Park - Heart of the city.
- Dr. Zakhir Hussain Park - Heart of the city.
- Rukka Dam- 16 km from Ranchi.
- Aqua Home - heart of the city.
- Nakshtra Van - heart of the city.
- Dassam Falls - About 40 km from Ranchi on Tata Road
- Jonha Falls - About 18 km from Ranchi
- Sita Falls- near to Jonha falls
- Hirni Falls.
- Panchghaag.
- Hundru Falls - 28 km from Ranchi
- Ranchi Hill - Health and Holiday Resort
- Jagannathpur Temple - Built in the architectural style of Puri temples
- Rock Garden
- Pahari Temple
- Surya temple- 24 km from Ranchi in Ranchi- Tata NH.
Ranchi - infoLines
Major roads
- HB Road
- Circular Road
- Main Road
- Purulia Road
- Kanke Road
- Bariatu Road
- Ratu Road
Major intersections
- Kutchery
- Firayalal(Albert Ekka)
- Medical(RMCH)
- Kokar
- Lalpur
- Karmtoli
- Kantatoli
- Booty
- B.I.T
- Birsa Chowk
Bus terminus
- Birsa Bus Terminus (Khadgada)
- Ratu Road Bus Stand
- state Transport Bus Terminal(OverBridge)
Theaters
- Sujata
- Mini sujata
- Minakshi
- Plaza
- Sainik
- Vishnu
- Sandhaya
- Uphar
External links
- Ranchi News and Clipping (http://www.ranchi.net)
- Ranchi NewsPaper (http://www.ranchiexpress.com)