Ormanjhi block is one of the twenty administrative blocks of Ranchi district

Ranchi District

Ranchi district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Ranchi city, the capital of Jharkhand state is the district headquarters.As of 2011 it is the most populous district of Jharkhand .-Origin of name:...

, 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...

 state

States and territories of India

India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:...

, India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

. It is 18 km from 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...

. Nakwa Toli is a prominent village of this block. Presently the actual distance of Ranchi from Ormanjhi is only 10 km as the city suburbs of Ranchi have expanded towards Ormanjhi. People of Kurmi

Kurmi

The Kurmi are a Hindu agricultural Jāti in India.The group has been associated with the Kunbi, though scholars differ as to whether the terms are synonymous. In 2006, the Indian government announced that Kurmi was considered synonymous with the Kunbi and Yellam castes in Maharashtra...

 and Koiri castes form major social groups of the block. It is a reserved ST constituency for general elections. It is one of the fastest growing blocks in Ranchi District. The main occupation of the people of this block is cultivation of vegetables cultivation. Ormanjhi High School is one of the oldest school in Ranchi District.

It is connected only through Roadways. National Highway 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...

passes through Ormanjhi, the headquarters of the Ormanjhi block.