Giridih district

Giridih is headquarters of the Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India. The city of Giridih is known for its industrial and health sectors, as well as its scenery. Giridih houses the Giridih Coalfield which is one of the oldest coalfields to be worked in India. Giridih is one of the six Data Processing Centres of Data Processing Division (DPD) of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). Before 1972, Giridih was part of Hazaribagh district.

district of Jharkhand, India

human settlement

Parasnath Hill (also Sammet Shikhar, Marang Buru) is a mountain peak in the Parasnath hill range. It is located towards the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih district (Hazaribagh district in British India) of the Indian state of Jharkhand. The hill is named after Parshvanatha, the 23rd Jain Tirthankara, who attained liberation here in 8th century BCE. In this connection, there is the holiest Jain pilgrimage, Shikharji on the top of hill. The hill is also known as Sammet Shikhar (, the supreme deity) by other autochthonous of the region in religious contexts.

Lok Sabha Constituency in Jharkhand

Lok Sabha Constituency in Jharkhand

waterfall

constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India

constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India

constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India

constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India

constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India

constituency of the Jharkhand legislative assembly in India