Ramgarh Cantonment
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Ramgarh Cantonment is a cantonment
Cantonment
A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...

 town in Ramgarh district
Ramgarh district
Ramgarh district is one of the 24 districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Ramgarh Raj:Ramgarh was the seat of a major Zamindari in the era of the British Raj....

 earlier a part of Hazaribagh district
Hazaribagh District
Hazaribagh district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Hazaribagh town is the district headquarters. It is currently a part of the Red Corridor.-Etymology:The district is named after its headquarters, the town of Hazaribagh...

 in the India
India
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n state
States and territories of India
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 of Jharkhand
Jharkhand
Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...

. On 12 September 2007, it became a new district taking the total count of district in state to 24.

Ramagrh Cantonment is surrounded by coal-fields at Rajrappa
Rajrappa
Rajrappa is a waterfall and a pilgrimage centre in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Rajrappa is located at .Rajrappa stands at the confluence of the Damodar and Bhairavi rivers....

, Laiyo, Ghato, Sirka, Urrimari, Sayal, Gidi
Gidi
Gidi is a census town in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Demographics:As of the 2001 India census, Gidi has a population of 13,659. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. Gidi has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male...

 etc. Patratu
Patratu
Patratu is a census town in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Patratu is located at . It has an average elevation of 405 metres...

 Thermal Power Station is about 30 km from Ramgarh.

Ramgarh Cantonment is a railway station in the Muri
Muri, Ranchi
Muri is a census town in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is an important railway junction.-Demographics: India census, Muri had a population of 11,999. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Muri has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national...

-Barkakana
Barkakana
Barkakana is a census town in ramgarh district in the state of Jharkhand, India.-Geography:Barkakana is located at . It has an average elevation of .-Demographics:...

 section. It is on the Ranchi-Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh
Hazaribagh is a city and a municipality in Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is the divisional headquarters of North Chotanagpur division. It is famous as a health resort and for Hazaribagh National Park ....

 Road. Another road links it to Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro Steel City
Bokaro Steel City is one of the largest Industrial city situated in the State of Jharkhand, in India. Bokaro is the 48th cleanest city in India and second in Jharkhand after Jamshedpur and one of the best cities to live in India...

. Damodar River
Damodar River
Damodar River originates near Chandwa village, Palamau district, on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Jharkhand state in eastern India, and flows eastward for about 592 km through the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the estaury of the River Hooghly...

 flows past the town. Although the area was earlier part of the Ramgarh Raj, the latter was spread over a much wider area than the cantonment town. The town now turned into a District Headquarter spreads over a very large area on the both sides of NH 33.

The civil town was the venue of the All-India Congress session in 1940. It has also been the venue of many other important political conferences.Ramgarh Cantonment is a Category-I Cantonment
Cantonment
A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...

. The emergence of Cantonment Board as a municipal body in Cantonments was basically in response to the need for maintenance of proper sanitation and health and hygiene of these areas. The scope of the Cantonment Board function extends to the entire gamut of Municipal Administration. In addition to providing basic amenities, the Cantonment Board also ensures various social, cultural, educational and medical institutions to the residents of the area. Cantonment Board is a policy making body.

It is a centre for two Indian Army Regiments
Indian Army
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, Sikh Regiment and Punjab Regiment
Punjab Regiment
Punjab Regiment may refer to the following existing units:*Punjab Regiment *Punjab Regiment From 1922 to 1947, the British Indian Army included 6 numbered Punjab Regiments:*1st Punjab Regiment*2nd Punjab Regiment*8th Punjab Regiment...



Superintendent of police : Sri Mritunjay Kumar Singh

Deputy commissioner
Deputy Commissioner
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: Sri Ganesh Prasad
The history of Cantonment
Cantonment
A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...

 started with the land administration for quartering of troops. Housing was the core objective which attracted the civilian population also to reside in the Cantonment. The Bazaar area was recognized and the Cantonment
Cantonment
A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...

 clearly defined in military
Military
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, bungalow and civil area.

The Cantonment
Cantonment
A cantonment is a temporary or semi-permanent military or police quarters. The word cantonment is derived from the French word canton meaning corner or district, as is the name of the Cantons of Switzerland. In South Asia, the term cantonment also describes permanent military stations...

 Board consists of 16 members including 8 elected members. But the Board is the varied Board under Section 12 of The Cantonments Act, 2006 consisting of the president, The Chief Executive Officer and one Civil Nominated members. During the year under report the following held office as indicated.

(A) President
Brig. Rakesh Sharma - 01/04/07 to 31/03/08 (1 April 2007 to 31 October 2008)


(B) Chief Executive Officer
Sri. K.C. Chawala - 01/04/07 to 31/08/07 (1 April 2007 to 31 October 2008)
Sri. S.C. Kaushal - 31/08/07 to 31/03/08 (31 August 2007 to 31 March 2008)


(C) Sri. Mulk Raj Chadha
Civil Nominated member

The civil area of the town outside the cantonment is called Ramgarh. It lies close by and to the North of the state capital of Ranchi
Ranchi
-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...

. During World War II
World War II
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, the Chinese X force
X Force
X Force was the name given to the portion of the National Revolutionary Army Chinese Expeditionary Force that retreated from Burma into India in 1942. Chiang Kai-shek sent troops into Burma from Yunnan in 1942 to assist the British in holding back the Japanese. These Chinese forces became broken...

 was trained at Ramgarh by American instructors at British expense.

Ramgarh - An Historical Introduction

Ramgarh refers to the broad area under the control of the Ramgarh Raj. The town and railway station in the area is called Ramgarh Cantonment in the Indian State of Jharkhand (earlier a part of Bihar). Ramgarh was earlier a district, with its head quarters at Chatra, before it was shifted to Hazaribagh. Now it is a district with headquarter at Ramgarh. The palace of Ramgarh Raj is located at Padma
Padma, Hazaribagh
Padma is a community development block in Barhi subdivision of Hazaribagh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.-Geography:Padma is located at .The block is situated at north of Hazaribagh...

 on the Hazaribagh-Barhi road.
Ramgarh Cantonment had a population of 73,455. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%.

Ramgarh Raj
Ramgarh was the seat of a major Zamindari (baronial estate) or in the era of the British Raj the areas that would later comprise the Ramgarh Raj (estate) had initially belonged to the Raja of Chhota Nagpur. Around the year AD 1368, the area witnessed unrest for reasons not now known. The Raja deputed two brothers by name Baghdeo and Singhdeo to restore order. After the job was done, the Raja did not render payment to them of the full promised amount. Baghdeo, who was anyway in control of the area after quelling rebellion, simply stayed on and declared himself Raja of that area, which is said to have been 24 parganas (districts) in extent.
Major districts that came under the Ramgarh Raj were Hazaribagh, Koderma, and Bokaro. The entire area is rich in menrals like coal and mica and falls under the Indian State of Jharkhand.
Raja Bahadur Kamakshya Narain Singh (b.1916, ruled 1919-47, d.1970) was the last ruling chief of the Ramgarh Raj. In 1945, he ceded control to the Indian government. His son, Raja Bahadur Indra Jitendra Narain Singh (1938- ) is the present head of the family.
Ramgarh Cantonment is a cantonment town in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. On 12 September 2007, it became a new district taking the total count of district in state to 24.
The civil area of the town outside the cantonment is called Ramgarh. It lies close by and to the North of the state capital of Ranchi. During World War II, the Chinese X force was trained at Ramgarh by American instructors at British expense.
Ramagrh Cantonment is surrounded by coal-fields at Rajrappa, Sayal and Gidi. Patratu Thermal Power Station is about 30 km from Ramgarh.
Ramgarh Cantonment is a railway station in the Muri-Barkakhana section. It is on the Ranchi-Hazaribagh Road. Another road links it to Bokaro Steel City. Damodar River flows past the town. Although the area was earlier part of the Ramgarh Raj, the latter was spread over a much wider area than the cantonment town.
The civil town was the venue of the All-India Congress session in 1940. It has also been the venue of many other important political conferences.

Deputy commissioner: Praveen Kumar Toppo
Superintendent of police : Hemant Toppo
CEO : Ms M S Salvi

Demographics

India census
Census
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, Ramgarh Cantonment had a population of 73,455. Males constitute 57% of the population and females 43%. Ramgarh Cantonment has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 59%. In Ramgarh Cantonment, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Places of interest

Rajrappa Temple: 30 km from Ramgarh Cantonment is a panoramic view of the merging of river Bhairavi
Bhairavi
Bhairavi is a fierce and terrifying aspect of the Devi virtually indistinguishable from Kali, except for her particular identification as the consort of the Bhairava.-Symbolism:...

 and Damodar
Damodar
Damodar can refer to:* Damodar Das Arora a famous Punjabi Poet* Damodar River in India* Damodar * Damodar * Damodar Pande - First Prime Minister of Nepal...

 , near Mata Chhinmastika
Chhinnamasta
Chhinnamasta , often spelled Chinnamasta and also called Chhinnamastika and Prachanda Chandika, is one of the Mahavidyas, ten Tantric goddesses and a ferocious aspect of Devi, the Hindu Divine Mother. Chhinnamasta can be easily identified by her fearsome iconography. The self-decapitated goddess...

 Temple visited by lakhs of visitors and pilgrims every year.

Mata Vaishno Devi Temple: Situated in the heart of Ramgarh Cantt mata temple established in 1991 by Punjabi Hindu Biradari Ramgarh Cantonment visited by various pilgrims from all over India. Gumbad of the temple is made by gold.

Tooti Jharna Temple
Situated about 7 km from Ramgarh cantonment on NH-33 Patna Ranchi highway a famous temple of Lord Shiva where the source of water that falls on Shiv Linga is unknown. The Raghu baba of this temple is belongs from the near by village Digwar and hence most of the Digwar villagers are connected with this temple. To reach this tample is very simple. Just take a route of Ranchi-Patna road and take a right turn from Ranchi Road. It is very near to Ranchi road, just 2–3 km ahead towards the way of Village Digwar simply it is situated in sandi of ramgarh district.

Chutupallu
Situated at about 10 km from Ramgarh on the Ramgarh Ranchi NH-33
National Highway 33 (India)
National Highway 33 is a National Highway in India entirely within the state of Jharkhand that connects Barhi in Hazaribagh district with Baharagora in East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand...

 is a hill top with awesome beauty. There are many Dhabas
Dhaba
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 and Motels
Motel
A motor hotel, or motel for short, is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles...

 in the way after crossing Chutupallu that offer great food. The scenic beauty in the ghats is worth seeing getting mesmerized by the scene is very common even if you visit the place daily. Needless to say chuttupalu is like shimla of jharkhand, chuttupalu is so beautiful place to live at " we are fortunate to be Chuttupalu vasi simple because we a re close to nature and giving the message of "save our earth" to world-Vinay Kumar" Binny" Freelance journalist and development practitioner from Chuttuplau. Unfortunately for the apst ten years or so Crusher owners have contributed to a great extent for climate change but thanks to civil societies like Gramin Jan Kalyan Manch, led by Rajesh Kushwaha ,who has raised the awareness among youth for development initiatives.
Bankhetta
Situated near Chutupallu. Water falls from the ceiling giving the feeling of rainfall in a cave when someone claps inside.

Liril Fall
Situated between Ramgarh and Chutupallu looks like the fall from the old Liril
Liril
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 Soap advertisement. It is popularly known as Liril
Liril
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 Fall. A great picnic spot.

Birsa Munda Zoological Garden
Situated between Ranchi
Ranchi
-Climate:Ranchi has a humid subtropical climate. However, due to its position and the forests around the city, it is known for its pleasant climate. Its climate is the primary reason why Ranchi was once the summer capital of the undivided State of Bihar...

 and Ramgarh at about 35 to 40 km. A zoological Garden
Zoo
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 with a nice environment and Large Area.

Subhash Chowk
The Main Cross Road of Ramgarh Cantt, Named after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, who visited Ramgarh to Address the INA in 1942.

Hotel Arihant Palace
The Hotel was established in the year 2002. The hotel has 26 spacious airconditioned
Air conditioning
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 rooms, a banquet hall, party lawns and a pure veg A/C restaurant. Located on NH-33
National Highway 33 (India)
National Highway 33 is a National Highway in India entirely within the state of Jharkhand that connects Barhi in Hazaribagh district with Baharagora in East Singhbhum district in Jharkhand...

, near Ranchi Road railway station, its an ideal place to stay for tourists and visitors coming to Ramgarh. Telephone nos : 06553-221148, 224141

Ramgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries

Ramgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries was founded in 1989 with the support of founding Members and President Mr. Basant Hetamsaria. The main objective behind establishing the origanisation was to support the Industries and Businesses, in and around Ramgarh Area. Starting only with a few founding members, Ramgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries now has grown leaps and bounds to thousands of members and is still growing. The Organisation is not only limited in helping Commercial establishments, but also helps in solving various Social and Ecological problems.

To Reach Ramgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries you can write at:
Ramgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industries

Chamber Bhawan, Bijulia, Ramgarh Cantt., Jharkhand - 829122

Phone - (06553) 224561

Website - http://www.ramgarhchamber.com, http://www.ramgarhchamber.in, http://www.ramgarhchamber.co.in


You can also write in your Complaints and Suggestions at http://ramgarhchamber.com/Complaints.aspx
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