What is the population of Ranchi?

1,120,374 people, per GeoNames.

Does Ranchi have a university?

Yes. Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi and Ranchi University.

RANCHI

Jharkhand · INDIA (IN) · 23.34°N / 85.31°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 1,258,526

Ranchi is a city in India with a population of 1,120,374. It sits at 23.34/85.31, runs on Asia/Kolkata, is 6 km from Tundhul.

Population 1,120,374

Place Type Regional Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Asia/Kolkata

All facts

fields

Country: India
Subdivision: Jharkhand
Coords: 23.34°N / 85.31°E
UTC offset: +5.5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

W Tundhul Jharkhand 11,190 6.9 km

E Bargāwān Jharkhand 8,615 8.7 km

N Kānke Jharkhand 17,560 10.2 km

NE Arsande Jharkhand 9,582 10.5 km

NW Rātu Jharkhand 22,379 12.9 km

E Tāti Jharkhand 12,878 13.7 km

NE Irbā Jharkhand 5,210 18.3 km

S Khunti Jharkhand 36,390 29.8 km

N Heslā Jharkhand 4,451 30.9 km

N Lāpangā Jharkhand 8,017 32.9 km

Air access

nearby

IXR

Birsa Munda Airport

Medium airport

0.0 km

Universities

linked

Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi

bitmesraranchi.org

Ranchi University

ranchiuniversity.org.in

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of Ranchi?: 1,120,374 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Ranchi in?: Asia/Kolkata.
Which country is Ranchi in?: India (IN).
Which airport serves Ranchi?: Birsa Munda Airport (IXR).
How far is Ranchi from New Delhi?: About 999 km.
Does Ranchi have a university?: Yes. Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi and Ranchi University.
What languages are spoken in India?: English.
What currency is used in India?: Indian Rupee.
How many cities are in India?: 7,016 on record.
Which admin region is Ranchi in?: Jharkhand.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/1258526

{
  "data": {
    "id": 1258526,
    "name": "Ranchi",
    "ascii_name": "Ranchi",
    "country_code": "IN",
    "population": 1120374,
    "elevation": null,
    "timezone_id": "Asia/Kolkata",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPLA",
    "latitude": 23.34316,
    "longitude": 85.3094
  }
}

Context

comparatives

100.1x the population of Tundhul.
6 km from Tundhul.
Same timezone (Asia/Kolkata) as 7,013 other cities in India.