Ranchi pronunciation  is the capital city of Jharkhand state, India. Ranchi was the centre of the
    Jharkhand movement for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar. Jharkhand was
    formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the districts of Chhota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas
    divisions of Bihar. As a part of Bihar, it used to be the summer capital from the time of the British Raj
    because of its cool climate. It is not very far from Rajrappa, another seminal place in the state of
    Jharkhand


    Origin of name
    The geographical area now comprising Ranchi district was
    formerly part of old Lohardaga district of the British India. In the
    year 1831-32, a part of old Lohardagga district was carved out
    and given the name of the Non-regulation South-West Frontier,
    and in 1899 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

    Rock art of Ranchi.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 the Mahabharata such as Jarasandh, the king of
    Rajgir. 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 the Ashoka. Kalinga rulers are
                                                            believed to have passed through the region during
                                                            their expeditions to Rajgir and Pataliputra. Armies of Samudra
                                                             Gupta must have passed through the region on their expedition
                                                              to Deccan. 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 in Hindi), and grew to be an
    industrious king, and founded the Nag Dynasty, which ruled Ranchi district and a larger part of Chota
    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 the British Raj, adivasis and the
    local population of other ethnic 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
    Ranchi district is divided into three subdivisions and twenty administrative blocks.

    Subdivisions
    Bundu
    Khunti
    Ranchi

    Administrative blocks
    Angara                                Arki                        Bero
    Burmu                                 Chanho                  Kanke
    Karra                                   Khunti                    Lapung
    Mander                                Murhu                    Namkum
    Ormanjhi                             Rania                      Ratu
    Silli                                      Sonahatu               Tamar
    Torpa
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