Ranka is one of the administrative blocks of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India.
Ranka | |
|---|---|
Block | |
  Ranka Location in Jharkhand, India  Ranka Ranka (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°59′N 83°47′E / 23.99°N 83.79°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Garhwa |
| Block | Ranka |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bhojpuri, Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 822125 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
About Ranka Garhwa Jharkhand edit
Ranka a Taluka/Block, close to Ranka, is located 22 km from Garhwa. Ranka is located on NH343. It's well covered by Vodafone, Airtel, Uninor, Reliance, BSNL, Aircel, Idea, Airtel 3G, like cellular networks.
Languages edit
Languages spoken here include Asuri, an Austroasiatic language spoken by approximately 17 000 in India, largely in the southern part of Palamu;[1] and Bhojpuri, a tongue in the Bihari language group with almost 40 000 000 speakers, written in both the Devanagari and Kaithi scripts.[2]
Facilities edit
- Market: A small market called as Ranka bazar is situated in middle of the block.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ^ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
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