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- At a Glance
| Latitude |
23.23 N |
| Longitude |
85.23 E |
| Area (in sq. km) |
7574.17 |
| Height from sea level (in feet) |
2140 ft |
| Temperature (in degree centigrade) |
Winter(Min 10.3 Max 22.9) and Summer(Min 20.6 Max 37.2) |
| Rainfall (in mm) |
1530 Annual |
| Climate |
Summer, Winter and Rainy Seasons |
| Main Tribes |
Oraon, Munda |
| Main minerals |
Lime Stone, Coal, asbestos and ornamental stones etc. |
| Main crop |
Rice, Millets, Pulses and oil seeds. |
| Languages spoken |
Hindi, Nagpuri,Oraon,Mundari and Kurmali |
| Important Rivers |
Subarnarekha, South Koel and Sankh |
| Nearest Railway Station |
Ranchi |
| Nearest Airport |
Ranchi |
| National Highway passing through Dist. |
NH-33 and NH-23 |
| Population density |
362 |
Ranchi District
| Primary Census Abstract Source : 2001 Census |
| |
Total |
Males |
Females |
AREA IN ACRES |
1873635.75 |
|
|
NO.OF.HOUSEHOLDS |
505508 |
|
|
POPULATION |
2785064 |
1436976 |
1348088 |
RURAL POPULATION |
1807243 |
916347 |
890896 |
URBAN POPULATION |
977821 |
520629 |
457192 |
SC POPULATION |
144116 |
74529 |
69587 |
ST POPULATION |
1164624 |
585582 |
579042 |
POPULATION BELOW
AGE 7 YEARS |
461085 |
235126 |
225959 |
LITERATES |
1500541 |
920164 |
580337 |
MAIN WORKERS |
750962 |
557467 |
193495 |
CULTIVATORS |
475995 |
272946 |
203049 |
AGRICULTURAL
LABOURERS |
202283 |
88630 |
113653 |
MARGINAL WORKERS
|
325942 |
126555 |
199387 |
NON-WORKERS
|
1708160 |
752954 |
955206 |
Ranchi District Population( Census 2001 )
|
Total
Population |
Child population in
the age group 0-6 |
Literates
|
|
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
Males |
Females |
Total |
2785064 |
1436976 |
1348088 |
461085 |
235126 |
225959 |
1500541 |
920164 |
580377 |
Rural |
1807243 |
916347 |
890896 |
327710 |
166271 |
161439 |
798861 |
515082 |
283779 |
Urban |
977821 |
520629 |
457192 |
133375 |
68855 |
64520 |
701680 |
405082 |
296598 |
Sex Ratio(per thousand male) of Ranchi District
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
938 |
972 |
878 |
Percentage of
Decadal Growth of population(1991 –2001) of Ranchi District
Total/Rural/Urban |
1991 |
2001 |
% Decadal Growth |
Total |
2214048 |
2785064 |
25.79 |
Rural |
1483393 |
1807243 |
21.83 |
Urban |
730655 |
977821 |
33.83 |
Govt. Health Infrastructure at Rural level
| District |
No. of FRU |
No. of PHC |
No. of Addl. PHC |
No. of Health Sub center |
No. of Sanctioned Aaganwadi (AWC’s) |
| Ranchi |
3 |
20 |
30 |
435 |
2876 |
Govt. Health Infrastructure at Urban level
| Type of Hospital |
No. of Hospitals |
No. of dispensaries |
No. of PP center |
No. of FW Center |
| Allopathic |
3 |
8 |
3 |
1 |
| Indian System of Medicine |
1 |
3(Unani), 15(Ayurvedic) and 2(Homeopathic) |
|
|
Education
High
Schools
|
No. of Govt. High
School |
No. of Govt. aided High School |
No. of Minority High School |
05 |
64 |
38 |
Middle
Schools
|
No. of Middle Schools |
No. of Govt. Middle
Schools |
378 |
309 |
Primary
Schools
|
No. of Primary
Schools |
No. of upgraded
Primary Schools |
No. of New Primary Schools |
945 |
1412 |
148 |
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