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| The extreme poverty in Bihar and Jharkhand makes tourist buses and private hire cars targets for dacoits. There have been several incidents where tourists have been robbed and asssulted by armed criminals who use road blocks, mock accidents and road works to force vehicles to stop. |
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Area : hec Population : STD code : 0651 Language : Hindi, Maithali, Bhojpuri When to go : Oct to March About the city : In British times it was Bihar`s summer capital; it is now capital of the new state Jharkhand. There are a number of hills on the edges of Ranchi offering sunset views over the rockey landscape. There are many beautiful waterfalls in the area. |
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| India`s Grand Trunk Rd runs the breadth of the country, from the pakistan border near Amritsar to Kolkata It is by far the busiest road in the country.Rudyard Kipling described it as a 'river of life'. |
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| Hazaribagh is a leafy town 107 km north of Ranchi.Hazaribagh National Park is worth seeing.Known as both Palamou and Bela, this park, 140 kmwest of Ranchi. |