Ray (CT) Village
Ray (CT) is a revenue village in Khelari block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.
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Khelari block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.
Ray (CT) today
- Bottle gourd₹3,100Gaya APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Cabbage₹2,100Gaya APMC · 12 Nov 2026
- Bitter gourd₹3,600Tekari APMC · 11 Nov 2026
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Chhath Puja 2026 in Ray (CT)
Chhath Puja is on Sunday 15 November 2026 in the central government's holiday list.
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Ray (CT) is a village in Khelari block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand. It is administered by the Ray gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 829209.
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Official dataLGD, updated 21 Oct 2026
- Development block
- Khelari Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), Ministry of Panchayati Raj, as of 2026-10-29
- Self-help groups
- 3 self-help groups with 45 members (2023-24) Source: Ministry of Rural Development (DAY-NRLM), Village-wise Self Help Group and Members Count, data.gov.in (GODL-India), retrieved 2026-10-30
Gram panchayat
Ray (CT) is in the Ray gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
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Villages sharing pincode 829209
Other villages in Khelari block
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The pin is an approximate location, within about 8 km, from India Post PIN code data — not the exact site of Ray (CT). Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Ray (CT) · 23.6792° N, 85.0534° E
Electoral profile
Listed in this constituency by the Local Government Directory (LGD) and checked against map locations nearby. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Jharkhand Assembly 2024 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).
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Write a postHealth & emergency numbers · and the nearest health centres to Ray (CT)
- 108Ambulance (emergency)Free from any phone, day and night
- 104Health helpline (advice, doctor on call)Free from any phone, day and night
108: Source: Emergency Response Services (108) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026 · 104: Source: Health helpline (104) — National Health Mission / state governments · checked 12 Nov 2026
Nearest health facilities we hold
No health facility within 25 km in our places data yet — not reported.
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Land records · official portal for Jharkhand
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- What you can look up
- Khata / khesra, register-II, mutation
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- Revenue, Registration and Land Reforms Department, Government of Jharkhand
Link checked 12 Nov 2026 · jharbhoomi.jharkhand.gov.in/ · We store nothing from the portal; the link opens the government site in a new tab. The portal differs by state; this is the one for Jharkhand.
Essential services & places near Ray (CT)
Ray (CT) isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Khelari block, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices1,015 in Ranchi district
Bank · No map location — listed by district
ACC COLONYP O KHELARI
Bank · No map location — listed by district
DAKRA COLLIERY KHELARI P.O.DAKRA PIN 829210
Bank · No map location — listed by district
SAHID CHOWK, NEAR POLICE STATION KHALARI, DIST RANCHI JD 829208
Hospitals & clinics333 in Ranchi district
Primary / community health centre
Ranchi, Jharkhand
Schools & anganwadis72 in Ranchi district
Colleges & universities41 in Ranchi district
Police & fire stations19 in Ranchi district
Government offices22 in Ranchi district
Temples61 in Ranchi district
Churches9 in Ranchi district
Mosques3 in Ranchi district
Other places of worship17 in Ranchi district
Transport111 in Ranchi district
- Petrol pump (no name listed)
Petrol pump
- McCluskieganj
Railway station
Agriculture services8 in Ranchi district
Community places73 in Ranchi district
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People often ask about Ray (CT)
Where is Ray (CT) located?
Ray (CT) is a village in Khelari block of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India.
Which district is Ray (CT) in?
Ray (CT) is in Ranchi district of Jharkhand.
Which gram panchayat does Ray (CT) belong to?
Ray (CT) comes under the Ray gram panchayat.
What is the pincode of Ray (CT)?
The pincode of Ray (CT), Khelari, Ranchi is 829209.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Ray (CT) in?
Ray (CT) is in the Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is the MP for Ray (CT)?
Sanjay Seth (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Ranchi Lok Sabha seat, which includes Ray (CT), in 2024.
Which assembly constituency is Ray (CT) in?
Ray (CT) is in the Kanke assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Who is the MLA for Ray (CT)?
Suresh Kumar Baitha (Indian National Congress) won the Kanke assembly seat, which includes Ray (CT), in 2024.
Which development block is Ray (CT) in?
Ray (CT) is in the Khelari development block (Local Government Directory).
What is the LGD code of Ray (CT)?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Ray (CT) is 373460 and its Census 2011 village code is 373460.
Which villages are near Ray (CT)?
Villages near Ray (CT) include Tumang (within ~8 km), Hutap (within ~8 km), Mayapur (about 8.5 km), Lapra (about 12 km), Hendegir (about 13 km).
Who is the sarpanch of Ray (CT)?
The sarpanch of Ray (CT) has not yet been verified on VoiceOfVillage. We publish a sarpanch's name only after they verify with an election certificate; until then the elected sarpanch is listed on the eGramSwaraj portal, by the State Election Commission and at the panchayat or block office.
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only when a sarpanch has verified with an election certificate (none for this village yet)
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What do you need to find near Ray (CT)?
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Each opens a page of the nearest places from our directory (OpenStreetMap, RBI, India Post), with straight-line distances.
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 12 Nov 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for November: 11.9 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
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District climate page →No market in Ranchi district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Gaya APMC, Tekari APMC, Gaya district — about 115 km away, straight-line.
Latest reports up to 12 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bottle gourd · Bottle Gourd | Gaya APMC | 2,900 | 3,300 | 3,100 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Cabbage · Cabbage | Gaya APMC | 2,000 | 2,200 | 2,100 | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Bitter gourd · Bitter Gourd | Tekari APMC | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Bottle gourd · Bottle Gourd | Tekari APMC | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Cauliflower · Cauliflower | Tekari APMC | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 11 Nov 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | Tekari APMC | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Raddish · Raddish | Tekari APMC | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Bhindi(Ladies Finger) · Bhindi | Gaya APMC | 2,900 | 3,300 | 3,100 | 6 Nov 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Ray (CT)'s shops. Best mandi price near Ray (CT) →
Official dataAgmarknet, 12 Nov 2026
Distances are approximate (India Post PIN code data).
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