Giridih

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.

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Place details

Locality: Giridih
Region: Jharkhand
Country: India
Population: 114,533
Timezone: Asia/Kolkata

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Giridih
Settlement.nickname: Land of Hills
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Jharkhand
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Giridih district
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Block
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Giridih
Settlement.named_for: giri
Settlement.government_type: Municipal governance in India
Settlement.governing_body: Giridih Municipal Corporation
Settlement.leader_party: BJP
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Sunil Kumar Paswan
Settlement.leader_title1: Deputy Mayor
Settlement.leader_name1: Prakash Ram

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Wikidata facts

Population: 143529
Area: 87.4
Elevation: 289
Dialing code: 6532

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postal code: 815301
Commons category: Giridih

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==Etymology== The literal meaning of Giridih is the land of hills and hillocks – giri, a Sanskrit word, means hills and dih, another word of the local Khortha dialect, means land of.