Ranchi

India / Jharkhand / Ranchi /
 city, capital city of state/province/region, taluka headquarter, district headquarter
Ranchi is the capital of the of Jharkhand. Jharkhand accounts for 40% of mineral resources of India. Alone Ranchi accounts for 50% mineral production of the state, nearing about 18% of nation's mineral production. For this reason Ranchi is also called the Manchester of the East . Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement[1] for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Orissa, Western West Bengal and the present eastern Chhattisgarh. Jharkhand State was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving the Bihar divisions of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas.

The name Ranchi comes from the name of a local bird. Before that up to 1927, this place (Ranchi) was known as Rachi. The area was an agricultural locality and Doranda ('duran' 'दुरङ' means song/sing & 'da ah' 'दअः' is water - Mundari words), in between Hinoo & Harmoo River was a better known place for its military base and garrison. The present Purani Ranchi was originally known as the village Archi. Ranchi is a prominent political, commercial, industrial, and educational hub of eastern India.Ranchi is the headquarters of Ranchi district. Earlier the name of the district was Lohardaga. The old district had come into existence after the creation of the non-regulation South – West frontier as a result of the Kol rising in 1831-32. The name of the district was changed in 1899 from Lohardaga to Ranchi after the name of a small village now comprised within the headquarters station.Actually it was named after a local bird named "RINCHI" which was mostly found in the "pahadi mandir premise" the bird was considered as to be a sacred bird and it used to come seasonally.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranchi
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Coordinates:   23°21'12"N   85°20'45"E

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  • RANCHI IS A BEAUTIFUL CITY IN JHARKHAND STATE THIS CITY IS CAPITAL OF JHARKHAND STATE
  • The beauti and climate of Ranchi has been spoiled after becoming capital
  • hi Ranchi is my native where i spend ma beutiful part of my life,people love Ranchi who ever have been there even onece,the best part of its is climate and the greenery surrounds,its a spreaded city along with the crowed of people,it has a lot of varrities in terms of people,food,and oviously fun. i must say it has all those things what a tourist expect from their destiny. i love Ranchi.
  • I was in Dhurwa as a surgeon in the temproray hospital. In many ways I was instrumental in setting up the hospital. I iived in Quarter No: A 35. walking distance from the hospital. In 1964 I left Dhurwa on study leave for the U.K. After obtaining training in the U.K. and gettng the degree of F.R.C.S resigned as Senior Surgeon left for the U.S.A. I wonder how things are there. We have some very fond memories of Dhurwa and Ranchi.
  • it is nice place but it destroyed by bhrastracharaya
  • hello hi sir all of you my friends, my native place is ranchi.I love my ranchi with my jharkhandi log, with tourist place in all jharkhand
  • Hello My native Place Ranchi i am presently living at delhi so i am missing Ranchi cliamte and natural people i like there local body like all Jharkhandi people bcs i am also jharkhandi but after divided of jharkhand we have found so many change in ranchi city it has been growed up i think ranchi is become metro city after 20 years
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