Eastern India
Jharkhand
Rānchī District

Namkum

Namkum is a of in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of the in the state of .
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  • Type: Suburb with 146,000 residents
  • Description: neighbourhood in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
  • Also known as: “Namkum, Ranchi”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Namkon railway station and Birsa Munda Athletics Stadium.

Railway station
Photo: Anupamenosh12345, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Namkom railway station, station code NKM, is the railway station serving the capital city of in the in the Indian state of .

Stadium
is a stadium in , , . It is used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2011 National Games of India.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ranchi and Tati.

Photo: Karan Dhawan India, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the capital city and also the largest district by population of the state of . was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South , northern , western and the eastern area of what is present-day .

Suburb
is a census town in the CD block in the Ranchi Sadar subdivision of in the state of . is situated 6 km northeast of Namkum.

Suburb
is the cantonment area of . It is situated on NH33 that connects to via . Most of the area of is occupied by Indian Army. It is the base to 23 Infantry. It is about 7 km from the centre of the city. is situated 5 km north of Namkum.

Namkum

Latitude
23.3547° or 23° 21′ 17″ north
Longitude
85.3815° or 85° 22′ 53″ east
Population
146,000
Elevation
654 metres (2,146 feet)
Open location code
7MM7993J+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7122402263
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
12683669
Wiki­data ID
Q108704505
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In Other Languages

“Namkum” goes by many names.
  • Hindi: “नामकुम, राँची”
  • Hindi: “नामकुम”

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