- Ranchi district
Ranchi district is one of the twenty-four districts of
Jharkhand state,India , andRanchi (city) is the district headquarters and also the capital of the Jharkhand state.Origin of name
The geographical area now comprising Ranchi district was formerly part of old
Lohardaga district of the British India. In the year1831 -32, a part of old Lohardagga district was carved out and given the name of the "Non-regulation South-West Frontier", and in1899 the name of the district was changed to Ranchi district. Ranchi was the name of a small tribal village which has since been assimilated into the city of Ranchi.History
The geographical area currently comprising the district of Ranchi had remained under the control of the Munda and
Oraon tribes since antiquity, and is believed to be even beyond the direct control of the kings of the epic period of theMahabharata such asJarasandh , the king ofRajgir . However Lord Krishna was believed to have a loose control over the territory.
Magadha Empire exercised indirect control over the territory, which lasted until the reign of theAshoka . Kalinga rulers are believed to have passed through the region during their expeditions to Rajgir andPataliputra . Armies ofSamudra Gupta must have passed through the region on their expedition toDeccan . After the decline of the Guptas, Phanimukut established the Kingdom of Chhotanagpur. The legendary Phanimukut, which literally means the "crown of the cobra", was found by the side of a cobra ("Nag" inHindi ), and grew to be an industrious king, and founded the Nag Dynasty, which ruled Ranchi district and a larger part ofChota Nagpur Plateau as a sovereign king for almost next 1000 years.With the expansion of the
Mughal Empire , the sovereign status of the Nag Dynasty was technically affected, but they continued to rule and administer independently until the advent of the East India Company. During the period of theBritish Raj ,adivasi s and the local population of otherethnic backgrounds of Ranchi and other regions currently comprising the State of Jharkhand continued to oppose the subjugation by the British, and the region witnessed a number of uprisings and revolts.Administrative divisions
Presently, Ranchi district is divided into 2 subdivisions and 14 administrative blocks. On September 12 2007, Khunti district was created by carving Khunti subdivision and its 6 blocks out of Ranchi district.
ubdivisions
*Bundu
*RanchiAdministrative blocks
*Angara
*Bero
*Bundu
*Burmu
*Chanho
*Kanke
*Lapung
*Mander
*Namkum
*Ormanjhi
*Ratu
*Silli
*Sonahatu
*TamarSee also
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Districts of Jharkhand
*Ranchi (city)External links
* [http://www.ranchiinfo.com Welcome to the Portal of Ranchi & Jharkhand ]
* [http://ranchi.nic.in/welcome.htm District Administration website]
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