What is "kanke"

Kanke is a census town in Ranchi district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Kanke has a large water reservoir called Kanke Dam, which is used to supply water to Ranchi city. The Kanke Mental Asylum (one of the largest in India) and Central Institute of Psychiatry (formerly known as European Mental Hospital) was started by the British who thought that the cooler climate of Ranchi would be salubrious to mental health. Birsa Agricultural University, Institute for Coal Management, Birsa Veterinary Institute, and few other institutions are also located in Kanke.

Kanke is a place in Ranchi District, Jharkhand, India.

Kanke may also refer to:

• Kanke (Vidhan Sabha constituency), an assembly constituency in Jharkhand, India
• Kanke block, an administrative block of Ranchi District, Jharkhand, India
• Kanke, Nigeria, a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria
• Kanke Rōka, the Sugawara Family Hall run by Sugawara no Michizane

' Kanke (Vidhan Sabha constituency)' is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand.