Ranchi is Taluka (Tehsil) in Lohardaga district of Jharkhand state. Ranchi has 4 areas (postal offices).
Ranchi (/ˈrɑːntʃi/ ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand, and its third most populous city of the state. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Orissa, western West Bengal & the eastern area of what is present-day Chhattisgarh. The Jharkhand state was formed on 15 November 2000 by carving out the Bihar divisions of Chota Nagpur and Santhal Parganas.
The name Ranchi is derived from the previous name of the Oraon village at the same site, Archi. "Archi" derives from the Oraon word for bamboo grove or stave. According to legend, after an altercation with a spirit, a farmer beat the spirit with his bamboo stave. The spirit shouted archi, archi, archi and vanished. Archi became Rachi, which became Ranchi. One of the historically significant neighborhoods of Rachi is Doranda (duran "दुरङ" means song and daah "दअः" means water in the Mundari language). Doranda lies between the Hinoo (Bhusur) & Harmoo Rivers, where the civil station, treasury and church established by the British Raj were destroyed by rebel forces during the Sepoy Mutiny.
Ranchi has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.
| Pin code | Area | District | Taluka | Postal Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 835213 | Jingi PIN Code | Lohardaga | Ranchi | Branch Office |
| 834009 | Lame Baragaon PIN Code | Lohardaga | Ranchi | Branch Office |
| 835302 | Sithio PIN Code | Lohardaga | Ranchi | Branch Office |
| 834004 | Tiril PIN Code | Lohardaga | Ranchi | Branch Office |