Ranchi

This page provides an overview of Ranchi: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

13,313,930
Population
2,604,011
Households
952
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
64.59%
Approx. literacy

Ranchi has an aggregated population of 13,313,930. Approximately 43.78% live in rural areas (5,828,506) and 18.89% live in urban areas (2,514,670).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 5,828,506 3
Angara 338,277 86
Bero 339,270 87
Bundu 227,871 91
Burmu 269,667 80
Chanho 322,509 70
Itki 150,174 33
Kanke 2,851,928 106
Khelari 178,307 17
Lapung 189,159 82
Mandar 385,755 72
Nagri 218,136 48
Namkum 409,684 100
Ormanjhi 277,201 93
Rahe 161,748 62
Ratu 207,316 40
Silli 328,650 99
Sonahatu 231,756 67
Tamar I 398,016 132

Population summary

Ranchi has a population of 13,313,930 (6,820,276 males and 6,493,654 females). The sex ratio is about 952 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population13,313,930
Male6,820,276
Female6,493,654
Rural population5,828,506 (43.78%)
Urban population2,514,670 (18.89%)
Households2,604,011

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 64.59%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates8,599,204
Total illiterates4,714,726

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 696,042 (5.23%). ST: 4,957,902 (37.24%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC696,0425.23%
ST4,957,90237.24%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 1,855,609 (13.94%). Workers: 5,322,674 (39.98%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)1,855,60913.94%
Total workers5,322,67439.98%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Ranchi 2,914,253
Ranchi 1,656,918
Kanke 1,317,499
Ranchi 1,257,335
Kanke 1,100,569
Kanke 216,930
Namkum 145,841
Tamar I 132,672
Tamar I 132,672
Mandar 128,585