Ranchi
Constituency No. 8 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Tamar
- Silli
- Khijri
- Ranchi
- Hatia
- Kanke
- Mandar
Ranchi District
Jharkhand
Ranchi district is one of the districts of Jharkhand. Its administrative headquarters is at Ranchi. It covers 5,097 sq km and had a population of 29,14,253 at the 2011 census, a density of 572 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Ranchi
Area
5,097 sq km
Population
29.14 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
572 /km²
Literacy Rate
76.06%
Sex Ratio
950
per 1,000 males
Ranchi District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Ranchi district.
Total Population
29.14 Lakh
Male Population
14.94 Lakh
Female Population
14.20 Lakh
Rural Population
16.51 Lakh
Urban Population
12.63 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
1.62 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
10.42 Lakh
Literacy Rate
76.06%
Population Density
572 /km²
Sex Ratio
950
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 84.26%Female literacy 67.44%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Ranchi district.
2
Tehsils
18
Blocks
120
Nyay Panchayats
305
Gram Panchayats
1,390
Villages
- Headquarters
- Ranchi
- Languages
- Nagpuri, Hindi, Kurukh, Mundari
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 23.34° N, 85.31° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Ranchi
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Ranchi
(7)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 58 · Ranchi
VM
Vikas Kumar Munda
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA
No. 61 · Ranchi
AK
Amit Kumar
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha
MLA
No. 62 · Ranchi
RK
Rajesh Kachhap
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 63 · Ranchi
CS
Chandreshwar Prasad Singh
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 64 · Ranchi
NJ
Navin Jaiswal
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
No. 65 · Ranchi
SB
Suresh Kumar Baitha
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 66 · Ranchi
ST
Shilpi Neha Tirkey
Indian National Congress
MLA
Your Representatives from Ranchi
(8)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Ranchi district.
- VMVikas Kumar MundaJharkhand Mukti MorchaMLATamar · No. 58
- AKAmit KumarJharkhand Mukti MorchaMLASilli · No. 61
- RKRajesh KachhapIndian National CongressMLAKhijri · No. 62
- CSChandreshwar Prasad SinghBharatiya Janata PartyMLARanchi · No. 63
- NJNavin JaiswalBharatiya Janata PartyMLAHatia · No. 64
- SBSuresh Kumar BaithaIndian National CongressMLAKanke · No. 65
- STShilpi Neha TirkeyIndian National CongressMLAMandar · No. 66
Election History
Lok SabhaRanchi · No. 8
- 202418th Lok SabhaBJPSanjay SethVotes 6,64,732Vote share 46.65%Margin 1,20,512
- 1. Sanjay Seth · BJP6,64,732 (46.65%)
- 2. Yashaswini Sahay · INC5,44,220 (38.19%)
- 3. Devendra Nath Mahto · Independent1,32,410 (9.29%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPSanjay SethVotes 7,06,828Vote share 57.21%Margin 2,83,026
- 1. Sanjay Seth · BJP7,06,828 (57.21%)
- 2. Subodh Kant Sahay · INC4,23,802 (34.3%)
- 3. Ram Tahal Choudhary · Independent29,277 (2.37%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPRam Tahal ChoudharyVotes 4,48,729Vote share 42.74%Margin 1,99,303
- 1. Ram Tahal Choudhary · BJP4,48,729 (42.74%)
- 2. Subodh Kant Sahay · INC2,49,426 (23.76%)
- 3. Amitabh Choudhary · JVM(P)67,712 (6.45%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Ranchi District at a Glance
- State
- Jharkhand
- Headquarters
- Ranchi
- Area
- 5,097 sq km
- Population
- 29.14 Lakh
- Population density
- 572 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 950 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 76.06%
- Languages
- Nagpuri, Hindi, Kurukh, Mundari
- Tehsils
- 2
- Blocks
- 18
- Gram panchayats
- 305
- Villages
- 1,390
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 7
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Jharkhand
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.