The capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand and its largest district by population, formed when Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar's Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas divisions on 15 November 2000. The city was the centre of the Jharkhand movement that campaigned for a separate tribal state, and it has since been selected as one of a hundred Indian cities developed under the national Smart Cities Mission.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Sources
1. Ranchi (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox: Population (total)
1,073,427
Infobox: Population census year
2011
Infobox: Area (Municipal Corporation)
175.12 km2 (67.61 sq mi)
Infobox: Elevation
651 m (2,136 ft)
Infobox: Coordinates
23.36°N, 85.33°E
Article text
In 1833, Captain Wilkinson established headquarter of the South-West Frontier agency in Lohardaga but in 1843 they moved the headquarters to the village of Kishunpur, which he renamed into Ranchi after the hamlet located at the foot of the Hill.
On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names Jharkhand; continent follows from the atlas record for Jharkhand
city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand
View the Source Wikidata: Ranchi
- Wikidata Q174461, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).
- In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
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