| McCluskieganj | |
| Nickname: | mini London |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.64°N 84.94°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ranchi district |
| Subdivision Type3: | Block |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1933 |
| Founder: | Ernest Timothy McCluskie |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Elevation M: | 450 |
| Population Total: | 3000 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Nagpuri, Hindi |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 829208 |
| Registration Plate: | JH |
McCluskieganj is a small hilly town in Jharkhand State, India, about 40miles northwest of the capital, Ranchi. The town used to have a significant Anglo-Indian community.[1] It is now a tourist place for its British era old mansions, hills and streams.[2] [3]
Ernest Timothy McCluskie, the Anglo Indian businessman from Kolkata visited the place and was impressed by the environment and climate of the area. He decided to build a town for Anglo Indian and purchased the lands from king of Chotanagpur, Udai Pratap Nath Shah Deo.[4] In 1932, he sent circulars to nearly 200,000 Anglo-Indians in India inviting them to settle there.[5] It was founded by the Colonisation Society of India in 1933 as a homeland or "Mooluk" for Anglo-Indians. Anglo-Indians could buy Shares in this co-operative, the Colonisation Society of India - which in turn would allot them a plot of land.[6] It became home to 400 Anglo-Indian families within ten years.[7] Of the nearly 300 original settlers, only 20 families remain, as most of the Anglo-Indian community left after World War II.Now, the population of the town is around 3000.[8]
McCluskieganj is located at the distance of around 60 km North West from state capital of Jharkhand, Ranchi in Khelari block. It is located at alltitude of 450 metre.[9] It is located near the Dugadugi river which is a tributary of Damodar River.[10] Jhunjhunia waterfall located near Macluskieganj.[11]
The climate of McCluskieganj is ideal with low humidity. McCluskieganj witnesses frost during winter which cover grass, vehicles and roofs.[12] During cold wave, It records temperature around freezing points. In 2013, it recorded 1.5 °C in month of January.[13] [14]
National Highway 39 (Ranchi-Daltonganj), an important roadway in the Ranchi district, passes near McCluskieganj.[23] McCluskieganj railway station is located in McCluskieganj.[1]
McCluskeiganj Gurudwara and Temple: lying in the same complex is a place of integrity and shows the brotherhood of India.
McCluskeiganj Mosque: It is beside the Gurudwara and Temple complex.
St. John's Church: A historical place built by Anglo-Indians during British rule.
The town was the inspiration for the Hindi novel Maikluskiganj (Hindi: मैकलुस्कीगंज) by journalist-writer Vikas Kumar Jha, which was translated into English by Mahasweta Ghosh in 2005.[24]
McCluskieganj is also the setting for the 2016 film A Death in the Gunj, which is Konkona Sen Sharma's directorial debut, and set in 1979.[25]