Ranchi is located on the Chotanagpur plateau, at a height of 2,140 feet above sea level.The entire area is generally covered with red soil. Extensive forests around Ranchi are composed mainly of sal, gambhar, asan, kend, simul and mahua. Bears, sambar, chital, nilgai and hares are found in the forests. Summer afternoons are hot but evenings and nights are cool and enjoyable(maximum 40 degrees centigrade, min 16 degrees centigrade). It is cool/cold in winter (maximum 25 degrees centigrade and minimum 0 degrees centigrade). Annual rainfall is 1530 mm.
Languages spoken are Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Maithili, Sadri, Oraon, Mundari and some dialects. English is not a common language but is well understood at most of the tourist spots. Even if it is not understood at a place, people are willing to help around with interpretation.
The Ranchi Airport (Code: IXR) is located in Hinoo. It is approximately 7 km from the city centre. The airport name is Bhagwan Birsa Munda Airport.
Air India (previously Indian Airlines) operates a Mumbai-Delhi-Ranchi flight. Check Flight Schedule
Recently Go Air) has added another daily flight between Delhi - Ranchi - Mumbai.
Kingfisher Red (Previously Air Deccan) operates 2 daily flights from Delhi-Ranchi-Patna-Delhi Kolkata. It also operates an Airbus 320 between New Delhi - Patna - Ranchi.
Jet Airways operates flights from Delhi and to Delhi.
Ranchi is connected by rail to important places all over the country. Hatia is a station next to Ranchi and serves as terminus for many of the trains. Given below are some of the convenient trains. The first number is for the train from Ranchi and second for the train to Ranchi.
Ranchi is well connected by a network of roads with all the neighbouring cities and towns. The distance to some important locations are as follows: Bokaro 110 km, Dhanbad 170 km, Jamshedpur 140 km, Chaibasa 130 km, Hazaribagh 100 km, Gaya 220 km, Patna 340 km, Barhi (on NH 2 Grand Trunk Road) 136 km, Rourkela 250 km, Kolkata 415 km. Bus connections are available for almost all cities and towns in the area.
You can travel to Simdega, Chaibasa, Jamudag, Lohardaga and other places using Lily Travels Delux bus service from Ranchi City.
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Hired cars, autorickshaws and cycle rickshaws are available for local transportation. Ranchi like a number of other cities in North India, has a concept of share auto. The share autos operate along fixed routes and take in as many passengers as physically possible. Fares vary from Rs. 5 - 10 depending upon the route.
Dhurva Dam- A reservoir on the outskirts of the city. An excellent place to enjoy a scenic sunset view.
Rock Garden - A beautiful place to hangout with friends, families, relatives and loved ones entry ticket Rs.10 per adult. Vehicle parking facilites available.
Tagore Hill- at Morabadi, about 5 km from the heart of the city, is about 300 ft. above its base. The elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore, Jyotirindranath Tagore purchased the hillok Morabadi and built up an ashram after the suicide of his wife Kadambari Devi.
Ranchi Lake - excavated in 1842, it is centrally situated. The lake has boating facilities.
Deer Park - 16 km on Ranchi-Khunti Road
Birsa Zoological Park – about 14 km away.
Pahari Mandir – Located on a small hill, off Ratu Road which is about 2 km from Main Road. It gives an excellent 360 degree view of the city. A must visit.
Durga Pooja, Across all locations in the city. Dashehara time... Roam around the city and add some memorable moments to your life. One of the best pooja the country have... the atmosphere, the feel, the decorations, the Godess statue, the people ... just amazing.edit
Vishwanath Omprakash, churuwala chowk, upper bazaar, ranchi (near churuwla chowk). Supplier of all type of fabrics. Mafatlal Uniforms.edit
J D High Street Mall, Main Road. First Mall of Ranchi. Situated just in front of famous G.E.L. Church Complex. It has Glitz, a Three Screen Multiplex. And many other Branded shops & Gaming Zone is there in this Mall.edit
J D High Street Mall, Main Road. First Mall of Ranchi. Situated just in front of famous G.E.L. Church Complex. It has Glitz, a Three Screen Multiplex. And many other Branded shops & Gaming Zone is there in this Mall.edit
Spring City Mall, Hinoo. Newly opened Mall near Ranchi Airport. It is going to host Multiplex Fun Cinema. It has the Food Court, Lemon n Ice & Maya Life Style Shoppee. And more r likely to open sooner or later. Abhiedit
Bhagwan Birsa Jaiwik Udyaan, Ormanjhi, [4]. This is an excellent biological park to visit.edit
Sarhul, Ranchi. Sarhul is celebrated during spring season and the Saal trees get new flowers on their branches. It is a worship of the village deity who is considered to be the protector of the tribes. People sing and dance a lot when the new flowers appear. The deities are worshiped with saal flowers. The village priest or Pahan fasts for a couple of days. In the early morning he takes a bath and puts on new a dhoti made of virgin cotton (kachha dhaga). The previous evening, the Pahan takes three new earthen pots and fills them with fresh water; the next morning he observes these earthen pots and water level inside. If the water level decreases he predicts that there would be famine or less rain, and if the water level is normal, that is the signal of a good rain. Before pooja starts, the wife of the Pahan washes his feet and gets blessings from him. At the pooja, Pahan offers three young roosters of different colors to one for the almighty god — the Singbonga or Dharmesh, as the Mundas, Ho and Oraons respectively address Him; another for the village deities; and the third for the ancestors. During this pooja villagers surround the Sarna place.edit
Anand Jewellers, Sona Patti, Upper Bazaar (Opp. Bina Bastralaya). Best jewellery collection in Ranchi.edit
Do not be carried away by media coverage of stray incidents. Those desirous of travelling out of town, particularly at night, should check with local people, say the hotel management, about the law and order situation in a particular area. However, it is not advisable to venture out late in the evening/ night even in unknown localities of the city unless one is fully aware of that area.
In case of a healthcare emergency, ambulance can be sought from Orchid Medical Centre ( http://www.orchidmedcentre.com ) by calling 0651-2219501/2/3/4
Hundru Falls – about 28 km from Ranchi, on Subarnarekha River, the water falls from a height of 320 feet.
Jonha Falls - also known as Gautmadhara falls , about 18 km, it is approachable by road and from Gautamdhara railway staion on the Ranchi-Muri section.
Dassam Falls - about 40 km on Ranchi Jamshedpur Road, near Taimara village, on Kanchi river, the water falls from a height of about 144 feet.
Hirni Falls – about 90 km on the Ranchi Chakradharpur Road.
Rajrappa Falls - about 65 km from Ranchi, also Chhinamasta temple. One has to go to Ramgarh (on the Ranchi-Hazaribagh Road) and then take the road to Bokaro. The falls are at the confluence of the river Damodar and Bhera.
Netarhat – 144 km from Ranchi, the ‘Queen of Chotanagpur’ at a height of 3622 feet above sea level.
Bokaro steel city- 128 km from Ranchi, One of the best planned City in country and a industrial giant city surrounded by greenery and well layout infrastructure.
Patna – 350 km from Ranchi, AC Deluxe Buses Available from ITDC Ranchi Ashoka, BSTDC/JSTDC Birsa Vihar main Road..
Bodhgaya – 200 km from Ranchi, Place of Budha Enlightnment. Buse/Train available to Gaya
Sun Temple – Situated about 39 km from Ranchi on the way to Dassam Falls. Private buses or jeeps available from Khadgarha bus stand.
Sun Temple
Pahari Mandir – Situated at an altitude of 2140 feet from the sea level. There is a temple of God Shiva at the top of the hill from where the whole city can be seen.
Tagore Hills – Situated at Morhabadi. It is about 300 feet high and about 3 km from Elbert Ekka Chowk.It is said number of books were written by Rabindra Nath Tagore on the top of the hill. It is panormic view from the top pf the hill. A great part of Ranchi can be seen from this place.
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