Ranchi District
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General Description
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Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, is one
of the oldest districts in the state. Ranchi has
a large ST population (45%). It has 20 blocks
consisting of 2,110 villages. The district is
predominantly rural with only 16.32 % of the
total population residing in six urban centres.
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| Population |
2,783,577 |
Gross enrollment ratio
( elementary
level -- class I to VIII) |
71.2 |
| Density of population (Persons/sq km) |
362 |
Birth Rate |
NA |
| Men |
1436423 |
Death Rate |
NA |
| Women |
1347154 |
Infant mortality rate ( per 1000) |
67.0 |
| Total rural population |
1,806,682 |
Maternal mortality rate ( per 1000) |
NA |
| Total urban population |
976,895 |
% of
girls marrying below 18 years of age
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39 |
| % of
Scheduled castes |
5.18% |
Health Infrastructure |
Being compiled |
| % of Scheduled tribes |
41.84% |
% of
children getting complete immunization
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64.1 |
| Sex-ratio (females/1000 males) |
938 |
Estimated % coverage of safe drinking
water (habitations) |
52.24 |
| % Below poverty line |
32.6% |
%
villages not connected to pucca roads
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75.17 |
| Literacy rate(2001) |
65.69 |
Composite Index |
41.01 |
| % Literate males |
77.76 |
Ranking (out of 569 districts of India)
on the basis of composite index |
455 |
| %
Literate females |
52.77 |
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