Map of Ranchi, India

Ranchi is the administrative centre of Jharkhand, India, with a population of about 1,120,374. It lies at 23.3432°N, 85.3094°E. Ranchi is about 999 km (621 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Khunti, 30 km to the south.

Ranchi at a glance

Where is Ranchi?

• The 43rd largest city in India by recorded population.
• The 3rd largest city in Jharkhand on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 42 min on the shortest day to 13 h 34 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ranchi

• Khunti — 30 km south
• Rāmgarh — 39 km northeast
• Lohārdagā — 65 km west
• Hazāribāgh — 72 km north
• Gumia — 73 km northeast
• Chakradharpur — 81 km southeast
• Phusro — 85 km northeast
• Gumlā — 85 km southwest
• Bokāro — 93 km northeast
• Chās — 93 km east

Largest cities in Jharkhand

• Jamshedpur — 1,339,438
• Dhanbad — 1,196,214
• Bokāro — 564,319
• Deoghar — 203,123
• Phusro — 185,555
• Hazāribāgh — 153,595
• Chās — 141,640
• Gīrīdīh — 114,533
• Sāhibganj — 95,890
• Rāmgarh — 88,781

Largest cities in India

• Mumbai — 12,691,836
• Delhi — 11,034,555
• Bengaluru — 8,495,492
• Hyderābād — 6,993,262
• Ahmedabad — 6,357,693
• Chennai — 4,681,087
• Kolkata — 4,631,392
• Surat — 4,591,246
• Pune — 3,124,458
• Jaipur — 3,046,163

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.