Ranchi
Ranchi is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Ranchi is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area of what is present-day Chhattisgarh. The Jharkhand state was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the Bihar divisions of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas. Ranchi is being developed as a Smart City because it was selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
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Worth seeing in and around Ranchi
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Jagannath Temple
Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India's 17th-century temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath. The temple stands atop a hillock approximately 10 kilometres from the main town and is accessible by both a staircase and a motorable path.
6.9 km · Hindu temple in Ranchi district · Wikipedia - 02Ranchi University
Ranchi University is a public state university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1960 by an Act of the Bihar legislature.
3.2 km · state public university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 03St. Mary's Cathedral, Ranchi
St. Mary's Cathedral is one of the oldest church of the Ranchi, in the Chota Nagpur Plateau area.
800 m · church in Ranchi, India · Wikipedia - 04JSCA International Cricket Stadium
The JSCA International Stadium is an international cricket stadium under the Jharkhand State Cricket Association, located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It is the home ground of the Jharkhand cricket team.
7.9 km · cricket stadium · Wikipedia - 05Birsa Agricultural University
Birsa Agricultural University is an agricultural university at Kanke, Ranchi in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It was established on 26 June 1981, after its formal inauguration by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
9.6 km · state public university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 06State Museum Hotwar
State Museum Hotwar is an Indian cultural museum located in Ranchi, in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The current secretary of the museum is Vandana Dandel.
6.2 km · Indian cultural museum in Jharkhand · Wikipedia - 07Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, formerly Ranchi College, is a state university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
3.2 km · state public university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 08Institute of Forest Productivity
The Institute of Forest Productivity is a research institute situated in Ranchi in state of Jharkhand. It works under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.
7.9 km · a research institute situated in Ranchi in state of Jharkhand · Wikipedia - 09Birsa Munda Football Stadium
The Birsa Munda Football Stadium is a stadium in Ranchi, India. Opened in 2009, it can host 40,000 spectators.
3.6 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 10Astroturf Hockey Stadium
Birsa Munda Hockey Stadium or Ranchi Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand. It serves as the home ground for Hockey India League franchise Ranchi Rays.
3.2 km · field hockey stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Aqua World
An aquarium, game parlour and food court are worth seeing and good values.
- 02Pahari Mandir
- 03Tagore Hill
Tagore Hill is about 90 m (300 ft) above its base.
- 04Yogoda Satsanga Society of India- Ashram
- 05Ranchi Science Centre
Tagore Hill Road, Near, Temple Rd, Chiraundi, Morabadi.
- 06State Museum Hotwar
An arts and cultural heritage museum showcasing Jharkhand's rich history.
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Things to do
Durga Puja, Across all locations in the city. The atmosphere, the feel, the decorations, the Goddess statue and the people are just amazing. JSCA cricket stadium. in HEC area, world class stadium with modern facilities.
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Where to eat
Birsa Vihar, Birsa Complex. Capitol Hill (opposite GEL Church Complex M.G.Road,Ranchi.). Buffet meals @ ₹240 per head. Capitol Residency (opposite the Ranchi Railways Station, on Station Road.). Buffet meals @ ₹240 per head. ChuruWala (top and town near road no 2; asoknagar). famous for sweets Dakshini (near Sujata Cinema Hall, M.G.Road). Food Plaza, Opposite Gurudwara, M.G.Road,.
- 01GreenHorizon
Station Rd, Sirom Toly, Kishan Singh Colony, Gosaintola,.
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Getting to Ranchi
- Stations
- Birsa Munda Airport, 5.2 km · Hatia railway station, 5.8 km · Namkom railway station, 4.9 km
- Kolkata → Ranchi324 km · quickest by road, 6h 15m · ₹2,600–3,250
- Varanasi → Ranchi320 km · quickest by road, 6h 20m · ₹2,700–3,370
- Bhubaneswar → Ranchi346 km · quickest by road, 7h 2m · ₹2,930–3,660
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ranchi
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ranchi. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundHired cars, autorickshaws and cycle rickshaws are available for local transport.
- Get aroundRanchi like a number of other cities in North India, has a concept of share auto.
- Get aroundThe share autos operate along fixed routes and take in as many passengers as physically possible.
- Go nextPrivate buses or jeeps available from Khadgarha bus stand.
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