Ranchi
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State : | India | |
State : | Jharkhand | |
District : | Ranchi | |
Location : | 23 ° 22 ′ N , 85 ° 20 ′ E | |
Height : | 649 m | |
Area : | 652.02 | |
Inhabitants : - Agglomeration : |
1,073,440 (2011) 2,656,989 (2019) |
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Website : | http://ranchimunicipal.com/ | |
Ranchi ( Hindi राँची , Rā̃cī ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand .
It is located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau and has a population of over one million (2011 census). There is cement and heavy industry in the city . The state supreme court is located here, and the city also has a university. In addition to numerous temples and mosques, Ranchi also has St. Mary's Cathedral, the seat of the Ranchi Archdiocese .
The Birla Institute of Technology is located in Ranchi .
Demographics
The city's population is 1,073,427 according to the 2011 census. Ranchi has a gender ratio of 921 women per 1000 men and thus a male surplus typical for India. The literacy rate was 87.37% in 2011. Almost 64% of the population are Hindus , approx. 16% are Muslims , approx. 9% are Christians and approx. 11% belong to another or no religion. Children under 6 years of age are 11.8% of the population. 20.2% of the population are Scheduled Tribes .
Census year | population |
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1991 | 599.306 |
2001 | 847.093 |
2011 | 1,073,427 |
climate
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 154 kB)
- ^ Census of India 2011: Provisional Population Totals. Urban Agglomerations / Cities having population 1 lakh and above. (PDF; 141 kB)
- ↑ Ranchi City Population Census 2011-2019 | Jharkhand. Retrieved September 21, 2019 .