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{{About|the district|its eponymous headquarters|Giridih}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Giridih district
| settlement_type = [[List of districts of Jharkhand|District]] of [[Jharkhand]]
| total_type = Total
| native_name =
| image_skyline = Shikharji Parasnath Giridih.jpg
| image_caption = Hills of Shikarji Parasnath Temple
| image_map = Giridih in Jharkhand (India).svg
| map_caption = Location of Giridih district in Jharkhand
| coordinates =
| coor_pinpoint = Giridih
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and union territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jharkhand]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Administrative divisions of India|Division]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[North Chotanagpur Division|North Chotanagpur]]
| established_title = Established
| established_date =
| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = [[Giridih]]
| parts_type = [[Tehsils of India|Tehsils]]
| parts_style = para
| p1 =
| area_total_km2 = 4854
| area_footnotes =
| population_as_of = 2011
| population_total = 2,445,474<ref name="districtcensus"/>
| population_footnotes =
| population_urban = 06.41
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Demographics
| demographics1_title1 = [[Literacy in India|Literacy]]
| demographics1_info1 = 65.12 per cent<ref name="districtcensus"/><ref>{{cite web| url =http://www.educationforallinindia.com/page157.html |title =District-specific Literates and Literacy Rates, 2001 |access-date = 2010-10-10|publisher =Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Sex ratio
| demographics1_info2 = 940
| leader_title =
| leader_name =
| leader_title1 = [[Lok Sabha|Lok Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name1 = 1. [[Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kodarma]], 2. [[Giridih (Lok Sabha constituency)|Giridih]]
| leader_title2 = [[Vidhan Sabha|Vidhan Sabha constituencies]]
| leader_name2 = 6
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +05:30
| registration_plate =
| blank_name_sec1 =
| blank_info_sec1 =
| blank_name_sec2 =
| blank_info_sec2 =
| website = http://giridih.nic.in/
| official_name =
}}
'''Giridih district''' is one of the twenty-four districts of [[Jharkhand]] [[States and territories of India|state]], [[India]], and [[Giridih]] is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Jharkhand (out of [[Districts of Jharkhand|24]]), after [[Ranchi district|Ranchi]] and [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]].<ref name="districtcensus">{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/census/district/99-giridih.html | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref>

==History==
Giridh district was a part of [[Kharagdiha]] estate till late 18th century. During the British Raj Giridih became a part of [[Jungle Terry]]. After Kol Uprising in 1831, the parganas of Ramgarh, Kharagdiha, Kendi and Kunda became parts of the South-West Frontier Agency and were formed into a division named Hazaribag as the administrative headquarters. The [[Kharagdiha]] [[Rajas]] were settled as Rajas of Raj Dhanwar in 1809, and the Kharagdiha gadis were separately settled as zamindari estates. Some of the notable Kharagdiha Zamindari estates were [[Koderma]], Gadi [[Palganj]], [[Baghochia|Ledo Gadi]], Gande Gadi, [[Ghoranji]] Gadi and [[Gadi Sirsia]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Hazaribagh District Gazetteer |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.13551/page/n5}}</ref>
Giridih district was created on 6 December 1972 by carving some parts of [[Hazaribagh district]]. In 1999 part of it became [[Bokaro district]].<ref name="Statoids">{{cite web | url = http://www.statoids.com/yin.html | title = Districts of India | access-date = 2011-10-11 | last = Law | first = Gwillim | date = 2011-09-25 | work = Statoids}}</ref>

It is currently a part of the [[Red Corridor]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://intellibriefs.blogspot.com/2009/12/naxal-menace-83-districts-under.html |title=83 districts under the Security Related Expenditure Scheme |publisher=IntelliBriefs |date= 2009-12-11 |access-date=2011-09-17}}</ref> The 15,000-capacity football and cricket stadium named [[Giridih Stadium]] is the largest sports venue by capacity in the region. It is located in the town of [[Mahthadih]].

==Geography==
The district, covering an area of around 4854 km², is bounded on the north by [[Jamui district]] and [[Nawada district]] of [[Bihar]] [[States and territories of India|state]], on the east by the districts of [[Deoghar district|Deoghar]] and [[Jamtara district|Jamtara]], on the south by [[Dhanbad district|Dhanbad]] and [[Bokaro district|Bokaro]], and on the west by [[Hazaribagh district|Hazaribagh]] and [[Koderma district|Koderma]] districts.

Giridih has an average elevation of 289 metres (948 feet). [[Shikharji|Śrī Sammeta Shikharji]] also known as the [[Parasnath Hills]], located in Giridih is the highest [[mountain|mountain peak]] in Jharkhand. It is a conical [[granite]] peak located 4,477 feet (1,382 metres) above the [[sea level]].<ref name=britannica_jharkhand>{{cite web|title=Jharkhand|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/736533/Jharkhand|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref><ref name=Giridih_official>{{cite web|title=Official website of the Giridih district|url=http://giridih.nic.in/|access-date=7 March 2012}}</ref>

[[Gawan block|Gawan]] and [[Tisari block|Tisari]] blocks of the district have several mica mines, and coal is found abundantly at several places throughout the district.<ref name="Giridih_official" />

[[Parasnath Hills]] are located in the district. There are two major rivers, namely, the [[Barakar River]] and the [[Sakri River]]. Barakar River passes through [[Birni block|Birni]] and [[Pirtand block|Pirtand]] blocks. Sakari river drains the areas of [[Deori block|Deori]] and Gawan blocks. There are several smaller rivers, including [[Usri River|Usri]], with a major tourist attraction - [[Usri Falls]].

== Administration ==

=== Blocks/Mandals ===

Giridih district consists of 13 Blocks. The following are the list of the Blocks in Giridih district:

{{Columns-list|colwidth=45em|style=width:850px;|
#[[Bagodar block]]
#[[Bengabad block]]
#[[Birni block]]
#[[Deori block]]
#[[Dhanwar block]]
#[[Dumri block]]
#[[Gandey block]]
#[[Gawan block]]
#[[Giridih block]]
#[[Jamua block]]
#[[Pirtand block]]
#[[Suriya block]]
#[[Tisri block]]
|}}

Four subdivision of district are<ref name="admin">{{cite web|title=Giridih|url=http://giridih.nic.in/block.html|access-date=8 November 2015|work=Blocks|publisher=District Administration, Giridih}}</ref>

1 Giridih sub division

2 bagodar-saria subdivision

3 Khorimahua sub division

4 Dumri sub division

==Economy==
In 2006 the Indian government named Giridh one of the country's 250 [[Poverty in India|most backward districts]] (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=brgf/> It is one of the 21 districts in Jharkhand currently receiving funds from the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme (BRGF).<ref name=brgf>{{cite web|author=Ministry of Panchayati Raj |date=September 8, 2009 |title=A Note on the Backward Regions Grant Fund Programme |publisher=National Institute of Rural Development |url=http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |access-date=September 27, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405033402/http://www.nird.org.in/brgf/doc/brgf_BackgroundNote.pdf |archive-date=April 5, 2012 }}</ref>

==Divisions==
There are six [[Vidhan Sabha]] (legislative assembly) constituencies in this district. Dhanwar, Bagodar, Jamua and Gandey assembly constituencies are part of [[Kodarma (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kodarma constituency]]. Giridih and Dumri assembly constituencies are part of [[Giridih (Lok Sabha constituency)|Giridih]] constituency.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://giridih.nic.in/election.htm |title=Election |publisher=Giridih district website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619070707/http://giridih.nic.in/election.htm |archive-date=2009-06-19 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{historical populations|11=1901|12=3,75,866|13=1911|14=4,11,172|15=1921|16=4,07,450|17=1931|18=4,84,161|19=1941|20=5,58,821|21=1951|22=6,18,129|23=1961|24=7,47,946|25=1971|26=9,37,092|27=1981|28=11,61,066|29=1991|30=14,96,878|31=2001|32=19,05,343|33=2011|34=24,45,474|percentages=pagr|footnote=source:<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/A2_Data_Table.html Decadal Variation In Population Since 1901]</ref>|align=right}}According to the [[2011 census of India|2011 census]] Giridih district has a [[Demographics of India|population]] of 2,445,474<ref name="districtcensus"/> roughly equal to the nation of [[Kuwait]]<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison:Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Kuwait 2,595,62
}}</ref> or the US state of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |title=2010 Resident Population Data |publisher=U. S. Census Bureau |access-date=2011-09-30 |quote=New Mexico - 2,059,179 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721072426/http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-pop-text.php |archive-date=2011-07-21 }}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 182nd in India (out of a total of [[Districts of India|640]]).<ref name=districtcensus/> The district has a population density of {{convert| 497 |PD/sqkm|PD/sqmi}} . Its [[Family planning in India|population growth rate]] over the decade 2001-2011 was 28.33%. Giridih has a [[sex ratio]] of 943 [[Women in India|females]] for every 1000 males, and a [[Literacy in India|literacy rate]] of 65.12%.<ref name=districtcensus/>
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.7% of total population.
{{Bar box
|title=Religion in Giridh<ref name=districtcensus/>
|titlebar=#Fcd116
|left1=Religion
|right1=Percent
|float=right
|bars=
{{Bar percent|[[Hinduism]]|darkorange|75.9}}
{{Bar percent|[[Islam]]|#009000|20.8}}
{{Bar percent|[[Sarna sthal|Sarna]]|maroon|2.42}}
{{Bar percent|[[Christianity|Christian]]|dodgerblue|0.6}}
{{Bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.28}}
}}
75.9% of the population is Hindu, 20.8% is Muslim, 2.42% are Sarna and 0.6% Christian.<ref name="districtcensus" />
{{Pie chart
|caption = Languages of Giridih district (2011)
|label1 = [[Khortha language|Khortha]] |value1 = 68.7 |color1 = red
|label2 = [[Hindi]] |value2 = 13.55 |color2 = orange
|label3 = [[Santali language|Santali]] |value3 = 8.99 |color3 = mediumblue
|label4 = [[Urdu]] |value4 = 7.47 |color4 = green
|label5 = Others |value5 = 1.29 |color5 = grey
}}
At the time of the [[2011 Census of India]], 68.71% of the population in the district spoke [[Khortha language|Khortha]], 13.55% [[Hindi]], 8.99% [[Santali language|Santali]] and 7.47% [[Urdu]] as their first language.<ref>[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16.html 2011 Census of India, Population By Mother Tongue]</ref>

Khortha, a blend of [[Magahi]] and [[Bengali language|Bengali]], is the main language spoken in Giridih district. The tribal people speak [[Santali language|Santhali]].
==Flora and fauna==

The district has rich forest resources and have several jungles of [[Shorea robusta|sal]] trees and [[bamboo]]s, and a variety of other indigenous trees. Among other common trees are [[bamboo]], [[semal]], [[Madhuca longifolia|Mahua]], [[palash]], [[Schleichera|kusum]], kend, [[Pyrus pyrifolia|Asian pear]] and [[Semecarpus anacardium|bhelwa]].<ref name=Giridih_official/> Parasnath hills have a number of plants having [[Herbal medicine|medicinal use]]. [[Leopard]]s, [[bear]]s, [[jackal]]s, [[boar|wild pigs]], and [[hare]]s are the wild animals found in certain parts of the district which have thick forests.

==Tourism ==

[[Usri Falls]]

[[Jharkhand Dham]]

[[Khandoli Dam]]

[[Shikharji]]

Sai Mandir

Harihar dham Bagodar

Langta baba samadhi sthal

Surya mandir Jagarnathdih Mirjaganj

Rajdah dham Suriya

Panchkero dam Gorhand

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://giridih.nic.in/ Official government website]

{{Blocks of Giridih district}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Giridih district
|North = [[Nawada district]], [[Bihar]]
|Northeast = [[Jamui district]], [[Bihar]]
|East = [[Deogarh district]] <br> [[Jamtara district]]
|Southeast = [[Dhanbad district]]
|South = [[Bokaro district]]
|Southwest =
|West = [[Hazaribagh district]]
|Northwest = [[Koderma district]]
}}

{{Blocks of Giridih district}}
{{Districts of Jharkhand}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division}}
{{North Chotanagpur Division topics}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Community development blocks in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Community development blocks in Giridih district]]
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[[Category:Coal mining districts in India]]
[[Category:1972 establishments in Bihar]]

Giridih district - Revision history

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