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District Profile


Ranchi District

   
Latitude 23.22° N
Longitude 85.20° E
Geographical Area(in sq.km) 5231(approx.)
Height From Sea Level(in feet) 2136 ft
Temperature(in centigrade) Winter(Min 5.3 Max 20.9) and Summer (Min 20.6 Max 41.2)
Rainfall(in mm) 1430 Annual
Climate

Humid subtropical climate summer temperature range from 20°C to 42°C

winter temperture from 0 to 25°C 

December and January are the coolest month with temp. dipping to the freezing point in some areas of Kanke

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,English, Nagpuri,Oraon,Mundari and Kurmali
Important Rivers Members Subarnarekha, South Koel and Sankh
Nearest Railway Station Ranchi Railway Station
Nearest Airport Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi
National Highway passing through Dist. NH-33, NH-75 and NH-23
Population density 557
Sex Ratio 950
Literacy 87.68%
Sub Division 2 (Ranchi: 14 Block, Bundu: 4 Block)
Block 18
Panchayat 305
Village 1311
Police Station 45
ICAR Institute in Ranchi
  1. ICAR-National Institute Of Secondary Agriculture Tata Road, Namkum, Ranchi
  2. ICAR-RCER Research Centre Ranchi
  3. ICAR-Indian Institute Of Agriculture Biotechnology Ranchi Ring Road, Garhkhatag

 

 

District level data on agriculture, livestock and farming situation

 

 

 

S.No. Item Information
1 Major Farming system / enterprise Major crop : Rice, Maize, Niger, Chickpea and pigeon pea.
Major live stock : Goat, Pig, Birds, Cattle, Buffalo.
2 Agro-climatic Zone Vllth Agro Climatic zone (eastern plateau zone (Agro-climatic Zone V)
3 Agro Ecological Situation Eastern plateau (chotanagpur) And Eastern Ghats, Hot Sub humid Eco-Region (12.3),Moderately To Gently Sloping Chattisgarh Mahanadi Basin, Hot Moist/Dry Sub humid. Transitional ESR With Deep Loamy To Clayey Red And Yellow Soils (11.0)
4 Soil Type Soil orders namely Entisols, Inceptisols and Alfisols were observed in Ranchi district. Alfisols were the dominant soils covering 71.0 percent of TGA followed by Inceptisols (17.2 %) and Entisols (9.6 %).
5 Productivity of major 2-3 crops under cereals, pulses, oilseeds, vegetables, fruits and others Paddy-2000, Wheat-2000, Maize-2295, Pigeonpea-900, Green gram-800, Chick pea-1000, Pea-1157, Cauliflower-16.0, Potato- 8.9, Cabbage-16, Tomato-300qt
6 Mean yearly temperature, rainfall, humidity of the district Summer temperatures range from 20 °C to 42 degrees, winter temperatures from 0 °C to 25 degrees. The annual rainfall is about 1200 mm
7 Production of major livestock products like milk, egg, meat etc. Milk 15.5 lakh MT, 4153 lakh MT,


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