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Spatial Decision Support System using GIS based infrastructure: Planning in health & education for Ranchi district


Spatial Extent of the District
Ranchi district in Jharkhand lies between
  • 84o 52' 7" and 85o 54' 15" East Longitude
  • 22o 34' 13" and 23o 43' 5" North Latitude
It is bounded on the north by Hazaribagh district and portion of Chatra district, on the east by the district of Purulia (in West Bengal) and part of Pashchimi Singhbhum and on the west by the district of Palamu, Lohardaga and Gumla.

Total area of the district is 7698 Sq.Kms. The district headquarter is located at Ranchi.


Fig 3: Village Map of Ranchi District along with PHC locations


Administrative setup
According to Census-91, Ranchi district is comprised of one sub-division and, 20 community development blocks. It has 9 towns and 2057 villages (2038 inhabited villages and 19 uninhabited villages).

Socio-economic set-up
Ranchi is basically a tribal belt. The main tribal groups residing here are the –‘Mundas’, ’Oraon’, Kharias, and Birhore. The district can be divided into five distinct linguistic cum social zones as follows:
  • Panch Pargania areas.
  • Isolated Mandari speaking areas.
  • Church influenced areas.
  • Urban areas.
  • Areas having sizeable Muslim population.
Methodology
First of all study was done for defining and understanding the current problems regarding health and education in Jharkhand state. In order to achieve the objective set, the following methodology was adopted.


Fig 4: Malaria affected places of Ranchi District along with drainage map

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