Bundu subdivision is an

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in the

Ranchi district Ranchi district is the most populous district of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, is the district headquarters. It was established as a district in 1899. History Iron slag, potsherds and iron tools have been ...

of the

South Chotanagpur division South Chotanagpur division is one of the five divisions in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The division comprises the following districts: Gumla, Khunti, Lohardaga, Ranchi and Simdega Simdega is a city in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Sim ...

in the state of

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Overview

Ranchi district is a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small portion in the north-eastern part of the district is the lower Ranchi plateau, spread over

Silli Silli is a village in the Silli CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Silli is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the boundary with Purulia district in We ...

, Rahe,

Sonahatu Sonahatu is a village in the Sonahatu CD block in the Bundu subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Sonahatu is located at . The Subarnarekha River forms the bo ...

and Tamar CD blocks, at an elevation of 500 to 1,000 feet above sea level. There is a 16 km long ridge south-west of Ranchi. There are isolated hills in the central plateau.

Administrative divisions

Ranchi district is divided into two sub-divisions:

Ranchi Sadar subdivision Ranchi Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision in the Ranchi district of the South Chotanagpur division in the state of Jharkhand, India. Overview Ranchi district is a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2 ...

and Bundu subdivision.Ranchi Sadar subdivision consists of 14 CD blocks:

Kanke Kanke is a census town in the Kanke CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Kanke has a large water reservoir called Kanke Dam, which is used to supply water to Ranchi city. Geography Lo ...

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Chanho Chanho is a village in the Chanho CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Chanho is located at . Area overview The map alongside sho ...

, Mandar,

Lapung Lapung is a village in the Lapung CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Lapung is located at . Area overview The map alongside sho ...

Burmu Burmu is a village in the Burmu CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Burmu is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows a ...

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Namkum Namkum is a community development block (CD block) forming an administrative division in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand. Geography Namkum is located at 23°21'N 85°22'E. Namkum CD block is locate ...

Ormanjhi Ormanjhi is a village in the Ormanjhi CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Ormanjhi is located at at an elevation of from mean sea level (MSL). Area overview The map alongs ...

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Khelari Khalari (also spelled Khelari) is a census town in the Khelari CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian State of Jharkhand. It is an area rich in coal. Geography Location Khelari is located at . Area o ...

, Nagri and Itki. Bundu subdivision consists of 4 CD blocks: Rahe,

Bundu Bundu may refer to: * Bundu (state), a former state in what is now Senegal * Also known as the place where Aditya Kumar (BE/10023/12) was born and brought up * Bundu, India, a town in Jharkhand, India ** Bundu block, the larger administrative un ...

and Tamar. The details of the CD blocks are given below for the respective subdivision. There are two statutory towns in the district -

Ranchi Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area ...

is a municipal corporation housing the headquarters of Ranchi Sadar subdivision, and

is a

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, housing the headquarters of Bundu subdivision. There are thirteen

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s in Ranchi district, all are in Ranchi Sadar subdivision:

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Churi Churi is a census town located in the Khelari CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand, India. Geography Location Churi is located at . Churi is 60 km west of Ranchi city. Area overview The ...

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Arsande Arsande is a census town in the Kanke CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Arsande is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plat ...

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, Muri, Tati,

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Bargarwa Bargarwa is a census town in the Namkum CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Barganwa is located at . Area overview The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi ...

and

Tundul Tundul (also spelled Tundhul) is a census town in the Nagri CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Tundhul is located at . Area overview The map alongside sho ...

Police stations

The following police stations are located in the Bundu subdivision:

, Tamar and Mahila Bundu. There is a police outpost at Rahe,

Blocks

Community development blocks in the Bundu subdivision are:

References

{{South Chotanagpur Division topics Sub-divisions in Jharkhand