Giridih
Sign in to saveGiridih 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
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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
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Giridih district
- Population
- +143529
- Area
- +87.4
- Elevation
- +289
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
- Capital of
- Giridih district
- Shares border with
- Gaya
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Geography
- Location
- Government and politics
- Transport
- Rail
- Road
- Air
- Demographics
- Population
- Religion
- Infrastructure
- Economy
- Education
- Tourism
- Notable people
- References
- External links
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.
==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.