Ranka Garhwa
Ranka (Hindi: रंका ) is one of the administrative blocks of Garhwa district, Jharkhand state, India.
| Ranka रंका | |
|---|---|
| Block | |
| Nickname(s): रंका | |
  Ranka Location in Jharkhand, India | |
| Coordinates: 23°59′N 83°47′E / 23.99°N 83.79°ECoordinates: 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 | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 822125 |
About Ranka Garhwa Jharkhand
Ranka a Taluka/Block, close to Ranka, is located 42km 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
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
- Market: A small market called as Ranka bazar is situated in middle of the block.
See also
References
- ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Asuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
- ↑ M. Paul Lewis, ed. (2009). "Bhojpuri: A language of India". Ethnologue: Languages of the World (16th ed.). Dallas, Texas: SIL International. Retrieved 2011-09-30.
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