Kānke
Kanke is a census town in the Kanke CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Kanke is a census town in the Kanke CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Kanke has a large water reservoir called Kanke Dam, which is used to supply water to Ranchi city.
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Worth seeing in and around Kānke
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.
- 01Ranchi University
Ranchi University is a public state university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1960 by an Act of the Bihar legislature.
4.7 km · state public university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 02Birsa 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.
1.8 km · state public university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 03Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University
Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, formerly Ranchi College, is a state university located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
4.6 km · state public university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 04Birsa Munda Football Stadium
The Birsa Munda Football Stadium is a stadium in Ranchi, India. Opened in 2009, it can host 40,000 spectators.
4.2 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 05Ranchi Women's College
Ranchi Women's College, established on 18 July 1949, is one of the oldest women's college in the Jharkhand state of India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts, commerce and sciences.
5.8 km · women's college in Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 06Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University
Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University is a state university located at Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was established by the Government of Jharkhand through the Jharkhand Raksha Shakti University Act, 2016.
5.1 km · state public university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 07Astroturf 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.
4.7 km · field hockey stadium in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 08Tagore Hill
The Tagore Hill also known as Morabadi Hill is situated in Morabadi, Ranchi, Jharkhand. It is around 300 meter high and 4 kilometers away from Albert Ekka Chowk.
3.7 km · hill in Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia - 09Tribal Research Institute and Museum
Tribal Research Institute Museum is in Ranchi, the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand.
4.2 km · tribal museum in Ranchi, Jharkhand · Wikipedia - 10National University of Study and Research in Law
National University of Study and Research in Law is a National Law University located in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. It was established by a legislative act, by the State of Jharkhand (Act no.
2.5 km · state public university in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India · Wikipedia
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Getting to Kānke
- Kolkata → Kānke326 km · quickest by road, 6h 22m · ₹2,650–3,320
- Varanasi → Kānke314 km · quickest by road, 6h 13m · ₹2,670–3,330
- Bhubaneswar → Kānke356 km · quickest by road, 7h 15m · ₹3,000–3,750
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No local-transport research exists yet for Kānke
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 Kānke. 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.
From Wikivoyage: Ranchi, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-07.
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Next door to Kānke
Kānke is 10 km from Ranchi, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.