Giridih District Government of Jharkhand, India.
Giridih has an average elevation of 289 metres(948 feet).
During the British Raj Giridih became a part of Jungle Terry.
The government has identified Giridih as one of the most potential tourist centers.
The NH 19(old
NH 2)/Grand Trunk Road passes through Giridih district but away from the city.
The cultural and traditional mosaic of Giridih is shaped by generations of communities living since centuries.
However the present day Giridih city was initially developed by Bihar government before
the separation of state.
Railway line between Koderma(KQR) and Giridih(GRD) is about to be completed,
presently train is ferrying twice between Koderma and Kowar.
The most important mines
opened up in later years were Jharia and Giridih, of which Jharia before long overshadowed even Raniganj.
To safeguard the right of women, the Giridih police has stringent their rules and
has shown zero tolerance toward crime against women.
Giridih is a secular region and the inhabitant
celebrates all the major festivals like Holi, Diwali, Eid and Christmas with great joy and enthusiasm.
There is a single passenger train which runs five times
a day between the two stations and takes about an hour to reach Giridih.
It is bounded by Deoghar district in north, Dumka and West Bengal in the east,
Dhanbad and West Bengal in the south and Giridih in the west.
The Raniganj, Jharia and Giridih mines produced coke and their output was over one-
a- and- quarter lakh tons during the early years of the present century.
In 5 districts namely Deoghar, Godda, Koderma, Giridih and Palamu, a large number of cases for child
marriage has been emerged. So there is a need to provide special attention to those regions in the state of Jharkhand.
In Giridih's Tisri area, Basanti sifted through the reddish
earth searching for pieces of mica while her 10-year-old son Sandeep climbed into a rat-hole dug in the side of the hill and descended 3 meters(10 ft) to pound on the wall with a pick-axe.
In Giridih's Tisri area, Basanti sifted through the reddish
earth searching for pieces of mica while her 10-year-old son Sandeep climbed into a rat-hole dug in the side of the hill and descended 3 metres(10 ft) to pound on the wall with a pick-axe.