Place details
Place nameRanchi
Other namesRanchi, Ranchi
CountryBharat
Latitude23.367
Longitude85.333
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Located on the Subarnarekha river, Ranchi is a trading center for cotton and tea. Its chief industries are silk growing and manufacture of shellac and machine tools. It is also the site of research institutes for radium and shellac.