Ranchi district

This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Ranchi.

Ranchi district
District
Clockwise from top-left: Gonda Hill near Ranchi, Jonha Falls, Jagannath Temple at Ranchi, Sikidiri Valley, Dassam Falls
Country India
State Jharkhand
DivisionSouth Chotanagpur
Established
(as a district)		1899
HeadquartersRanchi
District subdivisions
Government
 • Member of ParliamentSanjay Seth (BJP)
Sukhdeo Bhagat (INC)
 • Deputy CommissionerShri Manjunath Bhajantri (IAS)
 • Senior Superintendent of policeSP Shri Rakesh Ranjan (IPS)
 • Vidhan Sabha constituenciesTamar, Silli, Khijri, Ranchi, Hatia, Kanke, Mandar
Area
 • Total
5,097 km2 (1,968 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
2,914,253
 • Density572/km2 (1,480/sq mi)
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • RegionalSadri, Kurmali, Kurukh, Mundari
Demographics
 • Literacy76.06%
 • Sex ratio949
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-JH
LokSabhaRanchi
Major highwaysNH 20, NH 43, NH 39, NH 320, NH 143AG
Websiteranchi.nic.in

Ranchi district is the most populous district of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, is the district headquarters.

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