Ranchi Police (रांची पुलिस) is the police force responsible for law enforcement and maintenance of public order in Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, India. It operates under the part of the Jharkhand Police and is headed by the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ranchi.
The SSP, Ranchi also heads the wider Ranchi district police administration, which includes separate arrangements for city, rural and traffic policing.
Organisation
Ranchi district police is organised into police stations, outposts and specialised units. The district administration lists 45 police stations in the district.
Ranchi metropolitan area The Ranchi urban agglomeration covers and had a population of 1,126,720 in 2011.
Police stations serving the urban area include:
Argora Bariatu Chutia Daily Market Gonda Hindpiri Jagannathpur Kotwali Lalpur Lower Bazar Mahila Sadar Sukhdeo Nagar Namkum Pundag
Outposts include BIT Mesra, Pandra and Tupudana.
Rural area The rural police organisation is headed by the SP (Rural) under the overall supervision of the SSP, Ranchi. It comprises police stations serving the rural areas of Ranchi district.
Traffic and specialised units Traffic policing is headed by the SP (Traffic). The district also has specialised units including the Mahila Police Station and SC/ST Police Station.
See also Jharkhand Police Ranchi district Ranchi Ranchi Municipal Corporation
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