Ratu is 12.7 km distance from its District Main City Ranchi . And 12 km distance from its State Main City Ranchi . About Ratu
Ratu is a Block in Ranchi District of Jharkhand State, India. It is located 16 KM towards west from District head quarters Ranchi. 15 KM from State capital Ranchi towards East. See at the bottom (last) for the history of Ratu (chotanagpur)
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District Head Quarters : Ranchi
Language : Hindi and Urdu, Bengali, Asuri, Munda
Elevation / Altitude: 713 meters. Above Sea level
Telephone Code / Std Code: 06529
Vehicle Registration Number: JH-01
RTO Office: Ranchi
Area (in Sq. Km) : 224.26
HOUSEHOLD SIZE : 5.8
NO.OF HOUSEHOLDS : 21768
TOTAL POPULATION : 126376 ( MALE: 64244, FEMALE: 62132 )
SC POPULATION : 4289 ( MALE: 2199, FEMALE: 2090)
SC POPULATION : 60855 ( MALE: 30272, FEMALE: 30583)
LITERATES: 62512 ( MALE: 38407, FEMALE: 24105)
Important Industry: Sri Ram Niddle Ltd
Average annual rainfall (in mm) : 12000
Important Crops : Paddy,Wheat,Maize,Rye
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list of sub villages in Ratu:
Aamtanr, Chatti, Agaru, Bagichatoli, Bajpur Main, Bandheya, Bandhtoli, Bandutoli, Banritola, Bara Khunta, Baridih Main, Barkatoli, Barsa, Main Barsairtoli, Basila, Belangi, Bhagalpur, Bhandratoli, Bhawratoli, Bhonda, Main Bobro, Brajpur, Buchidanri, Chapatoli, Chhota Khunta, Chhotkatoli, Childag, Choulli, Chouratoli, Dahutoli, Daladili, Deori, Dokatoli, Doriatoli, Doriatoli, Muslimtoli, Dumartoli, Dumbartoli, Ekkaguri, Etvarbazar, Faguatoli, Fatiatoli, Gadri, Gagitoli, Gangatoli, Gariyatoli, Gosaitoli, Gungutoli, Guru, Gutwatoli, Halhu Main, Harhi Main, Hehal Main, Hetha Main, Hisri Main, Hocher, Hotwasi Main, Jajpur, Jamuntoli, Jaratoli, Jari, Jhakratanr, Jhariyatoli, Jogitola, Kannauj, Kataritoli, Katerpa, Kathamchuan, Kathitanr, Katu, Kelende, Main Kenke, Main Kesaro, Main Kokretanr, Kolambi, Kota, Main Kulgu, Kumbatoli, Kumhartoli, Kunjalatoli, Lada, Lalbhonda, Lawed, Mahtotoli, Mahuatoli, Mahuatoli, Kate, Diputoli, Mahuwaka, Ranjtoli Mahuwatoli, Makhmandro, Malmandu, Maryatu, Meragsereg, Meral, Meriatanr, Mundatoli, Murchu, Murgu, Nachiyatu, Nawatoli, Nayasarai, Orantoli, Palandu Main, Panchdiha, Pandra Pandutoli, Parhepat, Parsatoli, Pathtoli, Mathtoli, Patra Chouli, Patratoli Pheta, Main Pokhartoli, Pundag, Purana Dumartoli, Ranibagicha, Saher, Main Sahutoli, Sarnatoli, Sarntoli, Semartoli, Sembo Main, Sinhpur Main, Siramtoli, Sugda, Tagritoli, Tangratoli, Tarup East, Tikratoli, Tiputola, Tiril, Togritoli, Tonkatoli, Tundul, Main Tungritola, Tusmu, Upperdaha, Uppertoli, Ushamatu
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Ratu Block is bounded by by Kanke Block towards East , Mandar Block towards west , Ranchi Block towards East , Namkum Block towards East . Ranchi City , Patratu City , Saunda City , Churi City are the nearby Cities to Ratu.
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Ratu consist of 167 Villages and 28 Panchayats . It is in the 713 m elevation(altitude) . Ranchi , Dassam Falls , Chotanagpur , Lohardaga , Gumla are the near by Important tourist destinations to see.
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Demographics of Ratu Block
Hindi is the Local Language here. Also People Speaks Urdu, Bengali, Asuri, Munda . Total population of Ratu Block is 126,376 living in 21,768 Houses, Spread across total 167 villages and 28 panchayats . Males are 64,244 and Females are 62,132
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Weather and Climate of Ratu Block
It is Hot in summer. Ratu summer highest day temperature is in between 25 ° C to 41° C . Average temperatures of January is 16 ° C , February is 19 ° C , March is 25 ° C , April is 28 ° C , May is 32 ° C .
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HOW TO REACH Ratu
By Rail
Although Piska Railway Station is the nearest railway stations to Ratu Block. However Ranchi Railway Station is major railway station 16 KM near to Ratu. Other major railway stations are Hatia, Namkom, Khalari and Tori. Nearby Air Ports
Ranchi Airport 18 KM near
Gaya Airport 167 KM near
Patna Airport 271 KM near
Varanasi Airport 367 KM near
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Banks in Ratu
1 Bank Of India, Ratu ( Ifsc Code : BKID0004945 , micrCode: 834013008)
2 State Bank of India, Kathitanr
3 Jharkhand grameen bank, kathitanr
4 Bank of Baroda
5 Corporation bank
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Colleges in Ratu
Kartik Oraon College, Belangi On Nh 75
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Hospitals in Ratu
1. Dr Sujeet’s clinic,Hospital, anandmayeenagar, kathitanr
2. GURU HOSPITAL , Hospital , bajpur
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HotelRestaurants in in Ratu
1. Hotel Sangam, kathitanr
2. soda fountain restaurant kamre
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HISTORY OF RATU
CHHOTA-NAGPUR (Zamindari)
VILLAGES:
REVENUE: 1,600,000 Rs
ANNEXATION: 1817
LOCATION: Bihar,
DYNASTY: Naagvanshi Rajput
RELIGION: Hindu
AREA: 18,264.6 km2,
POPULATION:
ACCESSION: 1952
PRESENT RULER: Maharaja CHINTAMANI SARAN NATH SHAH DEO, 62nd Maharaja of Chhota-Nagpur and Zamindar of Ratu since 1950 (Chota Nagpur)
born 14th December 1931, educated at Rajkumar College, Raipur; elected as the youngest independent M.L.A. from Bihar in 1957; he contested as Independent from the Ranchi Assembly constituency (Hatia was part of greater Ranchi constituency till 1974) in the 1950's, later, he was elected to Bihar Legislative Council as Congress candidate; Member of South Eastern Railway Board for many years; Life Senator of Ranchi University (Jharkhand); Chairman of Small Scale Industrial Board (Bihar); Presently life time President of Mata Anandmayee Ashram, Ranchi (Jharkhand); Life Member, Ranchi Mental Hospital, Ranchi (Jharkhand); he is a renowned social worker of Jharkhand, and has donated land for several educational institutions in Jharkhand, including having donated the whole of the land of Kartik Orain College Gumla, (Jharkhand), the land of Adivasi Bal Vikas Vidyalaya, Ratu, Ranchi (Jharkhand), the land for Maharani Prem Manjari Devi Super Speciality Hospital, Ratu, he also built and donated land for the Maharani Prem Manjari Devi College for girls, Ratu, Jharkhand, donated land for Idgah Assi, Varanasi (U.P.), donated all the land for Ratu Block Karyalaya, Jharkhand, donated land for establishment of Ratu Thana (Jharkhand), donated all the land for Kartik Orain Degree College, Ratu, Ranchi for the education of children; married 1952, Maharani Prem Manjari Devi, died 1986, daughter of Raja Bhanuganga Tribhuban Deb, Raja of Bamra, and his wife, Rani Jyoti Manjari Devi, and has had issue, one son and four daughters.
• Maharajkumari Madhuri Manjari Devi, born 1953, married 1973, married the Late Yuvraj Saheb Sharad Chandra Padma Saran Shah of Vijaigarh, (Sonebhadra U.P.), and has issue, two daughters and one son. o HH Maharani Ira Kumari, born 1st February 1974 in Varanasi, married 29th January 2001 in New Delhi, HH Maharaj Rana Chandrajit Singh of Jhalawar, and has issue, one son and one daughter. o Kunwarani Manisha Singh, married to Kunwar Rishi Raj Singh of Dungarpur (Rajasthan). o Raja Chandra Vikram Padma Saran Shah, Raja of Vijaigarh, married Rani Vaishnavi Singh, daughter of Kunwar D.P. Singh [Ajai], M.L.A., and his wife, Kunwarani Krishna Singh of Khajurgaon, Rai Bareli U.P.
• Maharajkumari Kalpana Kumari Devi [Rani Kalpana Singh of Galgalha], born 1954, married 1974 in Galgalha, U.P., Raja Rakesh Pratap Singh, Taluqdar ofGalgalha estate, Unnao U.P., and has issue, one son. o Shri Aadesh Pratap Singh, married to Jemamoni Smita Devi, daughter of late Raut Rai A.C. Deb of Talcher Raj (Odisha).
• Maharajkumari Tripti Manjari Devi, born 1958, married 1978, Kunwar Prashant Deo Singh of Bijwa estate, Lakhimpur, U.P.
• Maharajkumari Gayatri Manjari Devi, born 1963, married 1981, Kunwar Madhvendra Singh of Narauli, Dist. Sambhal, U.P., and has issue, one daughter and one son. o Kumari Priyanka Singh
o Kunwar Kaushlendra Singh [Raghav]
• Yuvaraj Sahib Gopal Saran Nath Shahdeo, born 1969, Member of the Legislative Assembly of Jharkhand, he represented Hatia Assembly twice as a Congress candidate; married 1989, Yuvrani Priyadarshini Devi Shahdeo, born 1971, daughter of Raja Mahendra Pratap Singh of Shankargarh, Allahabad U.P. He died spin 2010. PREDECESSORS AND SHORT HISTORY: Traditionally, the Chhota Nagpur Raj was founded by Maharaja Fani Mukut Rai, in 64 A.D.( #2) He married the daughter of the Raja of Panchkot and was ancestor of the rulers of the Raj until independence. It was reduced to the status of a Zamindari by the British in 1817. Rulers were...
• Raja DURJAN SAL, 48th Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1599/1640, he was defeated in battle by Fateh Jang Ibrahim Khan, Governor of Bihar in 1616, then imprisoned and finally released in 1624,
• Raja RAGHUNATH SHAH, 49th Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1640/1690
• Raja RAM SHAH, 50th Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1690/1715
• Raja YADUNATH SHAH, 51st Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1715/1724, married and had issue. o Raja Shivnath Shah (qv)
o Raja Udai Nath Shah (qv)
o Raja Shyamsundar Nath Shah (qv)
o Raja Balram Nath Shah (qv)
• Raja SHIVNATH SHAH, 52nd Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1724/1733
• Raja UDAI NATH SHAH, 53rd Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1733/1740
• Raja SHYAM SUNDAR SHAH, 54th Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1740/1745
• Raja BALRAM NATH SHAH, 55th Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1745/1748, married and had issue. o Raja Mahinath Shah (qv)
• Raja MAHINATH SHAH, 56th Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1748/1762
• Raja DHUPNATH SHAH, 57th Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1762/1790, married and had issue. o Raja Deo Nath Shah (qv)
• Raja DEO NATH SHAH, 58th Raja of Chhota-Nagpur 1790/1806, married and had issue. o Raja Govind Nath Shah (qv)
• Raja
