Sikidiri is a populated place in the

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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in the

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 ...

of 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 ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . ...

Geography

Location

Sikidiri is located at . Sikidri is a populated place not identified in 2011 census as a separate place.

Area overview

The map alongside shows a part of the Ranchi plateau, most of it at an average elevation of 2,140 feet above sea level. Only a small part 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. The principal river of the district, the Subarnarekha, originates near

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, flows in an easterly direction and descends from the plateau, with a drop of about 300 feet at

Hundru Falls The Hundru Falls is a waterfall located in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the 34th highest waterfall in India. It is one of the most famous tourist places in the region. Geography Location Hundru Falls is located at ...

. Subarnarekha and other important rivers are marked on the map. The forested area is shaded in the map. A major part of the

North Karanpura Area North Karanpura Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located in the Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand, India. The projects of the North Karanpura Area are: Churi underground, Dakra Bukbuka opencast, K ...

and some fringe areas of the

Piparwar Area Piparwar Area is one of the operational areas of the Central Coalfields Limited located mainly in the Chatra district and marginally in the Ranchi district in the state of Jharkhand, India. The projects of the Piparwar Area are: Piparwar openca ...

of the

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, both located in the

North Karanpura Coalfield North Karanpura Coalfield is located in Ranchi, Hazaribagh, Chatra and Latehar districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Overview In 1917, L.S.S.O’Malley described the coalfields in the upper reaches of the Damodar as follows: "Near the wes ...

, are in Ranchi district. There has been extensive industrial activity in Ranchi district, since independence. Ranchi district is the first in the state in terms of population. 8.83% of the total population of the state lives in this district - 56.9% is rural population and 43.1% is urban population.. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Civic administration

Police station

There is a police station at Sikidiri.

Economy

Subernrekha Hydel Power Station at Sikdiri, is a 130 MW (2x65 MW) hydel power plant of

Jharkhand State Electricity Board Jharkhand State Electricity Board is a Government of Jharkhand enterprise, entrusted with the generation and distribution of electrical power in the state of Jharkhand, India. It suffers a loss of more than 1,000 crore (US$200mn) every year. In 20 ...

References

{{South Chotanagpur Division Villages in Ranchi district