Ranchi,
the capital of newly formed state of Jharkhand is a mineral feeder for
Indian industries. The city known for its pleasant climate has many
tourist attractions like hills, waterfalls, temples and parks.
Demographics
As per 2001 census the population of Ranchi is above 2.7 million. The
literacy rate is around 74% which is more than the national average of
59% and the sex ratio is 938. The rural sex ratio (972) is more than the
urban sex ratio(878).
Climate Of Ranchi
Ranchi has cool and pleasant climate. Just like other parts of India it
enjoys all the three major seasons- summer, winter and rainfall. The
temperature ranges between 35°C to 20 °C during summer and 22°C
to 10 °C in winter. The region gets enough rainfall mainly from Bay
of Bengal monsoons.
How to reach Ranchi?
Ranchi is very well connected to different parts of India through well
developed road, railways and airways network.
- Road : Ranchi has very good connectivity with
different other cities of Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal and Orissa.
It is connected with cities like Bokaro, Jamshedpur, Patna, Gaya,
Kolkata, Asansol, Siliguri, Cuttack etc. The national highway number
3 and 4 strengthen its road transportation system. Government is
also planning to connect Ranchi with other major district centers
through 4 - laned track.
- Rail : Ranchi has good connectivity with all
major centers in India. Some of the trains are:
- Ranchi - Howrah Shatabdi
- Ranchi - New Delhi Rajdhani Express
- Hatia - Jammu Tawi Express
- Hatia - Delhi Swarnajayanti Express
- Hatia - Delhi Samaparka Kranti Express
- Air : From Bhagwan Birsa Munda Airport of
Ranchi there are regular flights to Delhi, Patna, Mumbai, Raipur and
Kolkata.
Tourist Destinations
| Hills
and Parks |
Lakes |
Religious
Places |
| Deer
Park |
Hirni
Falls |
Surya
Temple |
| Kanke
dam |
Sita
Falls |
Durga
Badi |
| Ranchi
Hill |
Ranchi
Lake |
Pahari
Temple |
| Rock
Garden |
Hundru
Falls |
Rajrappa
Mandir |
| Tagore
Hill |
Dassam
Falls |
Jagannathpur
Temple |
| Nakshatra
Van |
Rukka
Dam |
Ramakrishna
Mission Ashram |
| Sidhu
Kaanu Park |
Jonha
Falls |
|
| Dr.
Zakhir Hussain Park |
Dhurwa
Dam |
|
| Birsa
Zoological Park |
|
|
Education
The educational network of Ranchi is very good. It has fine network of
government and private run school and colleges. Most of the colleges of
Ranchi comes under the jurisdiction of Ranchi university. The popular
secondary level educational institution of Ranchi are:
- Delhi Public School, Ranchi
- St. Xavier's, Ranchi
- Loreto Convent, Ranchi
- St. Francis School
- Bishop Westcott Boys' School
- Yogoda Satsanga Vidyalaya, Jagganathpur
- Cambridge School,
- Kendriya Vidyalaya,
- St. Anthony's School, Ranchi
- Yogoda Satsanga Vidyalaya,
- Vivekananda Vidya Mandir,
- Kendriya Vidyalaya
The popular colleges of Ranchi included :
- Ranchi College
- St. Paul's College,
- Chhotanagpur Law College
- Ranchi Women's College
- Xavier Institute of Social Service
- Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
- Post Graduate Departments of Ranchi University
- St. Xavier's College
Economy Of Ranchi
As Jharkhand is rich in minerals it has good industrial base. The
availability of raw materials and supply of electricity enabled
Jharkhand to have large number of manufacturing units like bio
fertilizer m manufacturing plants, cable and wire industries,
manufacturer and supply of railway telecommunication equipments, brick
making units, handlooms, spinning mills, etc
Agriculturally too it Jharkhand is very sound. It grows large variety
of vegetables. The vegetables of Ranchi is send to different parts of
Jharkhand, Bihar and Calcutta.
Jharkhand also earns good amount of revenue through its tourism
industry.
Important Industries in Ranchi
Ranchi has many industrial setups like :
- Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd( Dhurwa)
- CET, (SAIL)
- MTI (SAIL)
- MECON Ltd Doranda
- National Institute of Foundry Forge Technology Hatia.
