?Giridih Jharkand • India
Giridih
Coordinates: 24°11′N 86°18′E / 24.18, 86.3
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Area • Elevation	• 289 metres (948 feet) m (Expression error: Unrecognised word "metres" ft)
District(s)	Giridih district
Population	98,569 (2001)

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Giridih (Hindi: गिरिडीह, Bengali: গিরিডি), is headquarters of the Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India. The literal meaning of Giridih is the land of hills & hillocks - giri, a Hindi word, means hills and dih, another word of the local dialect, indicates upland. Giridih district was earlier a part of Hazaribagh district. Hindi (हिन्दी) is a language spoken mainly in North and Central India. ... Bengali or Bangla (IPA: ) is an Indo-Aryan language of the eastern Indian subcontinent, evolved from the Magadhi Prakrit, Pāli and Sanskrit languages. ... Giridih district is one of the twenty-two districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Giridih is the administrative headquarters of this district. ... , Jharkhand   (Hindi: झारखंड, Bengali: ঝাড়খণ্ড,IPA: ) is a state in eastern India. ... Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language characteristic of a particular group of the languages speakers. ... Hazaribagh town is the divisional headquarters of South Chota Nagpur division and headquarters of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand state, India. ...

Geography

Giridih is located at 24.18° N 86.3° E.^[1] It has an average elevation of 289 metres (948 feet). The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ...

Nearby places

Giridih has several interesting spots, including the following:

• Usri Falls (13 km)
• Khandoli (8km) - a famous picnic spot
• Baidadih, with a well with water reputed to contain several minerals.
• Parasnath Hills and Sammet Shikharji, with the highest mountain peak in Jharkhand, 4480 feet above the sea level, it is one of the most important and sanctified holy places of the Jains. 20 out of 24 Tirthankaras (including Parshva) are believed to have attained salvation there.
• Kabir Gyan Mandir - abode to Mother Gyan, a disciple of Shri Vivek Prabhujee. There, one can get spiritual enlightenment by participating in religious discources and other functions. Recently, the temple named Guru Govind Dham has come up here over the monument of Shri Vivek Prabhujee.
• Kharagdiha, a place near Mirjaganj, in close proximity to Giridih, is the abode to the famous saint named Langtababa. He is revered both by the Hindus and the Muslims alike. His samadhi is also located at Kharagdiha.

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Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^GRIndia Giridih had a population of 98,569. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Giridih has an average literacy rate of 69%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 63%. In Giridih, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of the Volunteer The United Nations Year of Dialogue Among Civilizations Events January January 1 - A black monolith measuring approximately nine feet tall appears in Seattles Magnuson Park, placed by an anonymous... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...

Notable personalities

• Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose spent his last days in Giridih and the Sir J.C. Bose Girl's High School is named in his honour. He died in Giridih.

• The great literary figure and the Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore had also spent some time in Giridih. He wrote his Shivaji Utsav in 1904 while residing in Giridih. The house in which he resided, namely, Dawasika Bhawan, still exists in Giridih.

• Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, an Indian scientist, mathematician, and applied statistician was born in Giridih. R. K. Mahila College is being run in the house of the red-letter personality of India.

• Giridih is the headquarters of eastern region of National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), a Government of India organization on statistics.

• The great Saint Langashawari Baba born in Giridih district and still his shrine is in Giridih district where on every purnamasi we celebrate that day as his birthday.

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Economy

This town used to bustle with economic activity in the period from 60s to 80's when the mineral mica processing and export community reaped tremendous gains through exports to the USSR. Since the decline of the USSR however and its split into twelve CIS countries the industry has slowly declined and is currently ailing.

Education

The major educational institutions in the town include :

Saraswati Shishu/Vidya Mandir- Affiliated to the C.B.S.E. board, this school provides education up to an equivalent of the 10th Standard. The Central Board of Secondary Education is a board of school education in India. ...

Carmel Convent School - Affiliated to the I.C.S.E board, this school provides education up to an equivalent of the 10th Standard. A co-ed institution, it was founded in 1954 and recently celebrated its 50th year. An Association of the alumni of this school, EXCA was founded some years ago. Carmel Convent School is located in Giridih, Jharkhand, India. ...

D.A.V. BNS Public School - Affiliated to the C.B.S.E board, this school provides co-educational facilities to the children of the community up to XIIth standard. The school has recently moved to a newly built campus.The building was generously donated by J.K.Saha in the fond memory of his grandfather Late Shri Badri Narayan Saha. The D.A.V. Badri Narayan Saha Public School is a Dayanand Anglo-Vedic school located in Giridih, Jharkhand, India. ...

Subhash Public School in Giridih is the largest boarding school in Jharkhand. This school was started by Late Dr.Param Hans Singh. This school is affiliated to CBSE up 10+2. Now this school has made a benchmark for other school,this school is self financed non adided only school in giridih.running under the guidence of Kakoli Dasgupta.

Besides the above major institutions there are other public and private schools as well. The colleges in this town include - The Mahila College for Women The Giridih College affiliated to the Vinobha Bhawe University. One more institution that is helping to bring good quality education is CCL DAV Public School,beniadih.

References

1. ^ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Giridih

External links

• Official website of the Giridih district
• egiridih.com - Giridih information, yellowpages
• Giridih travel guide from Wikitravel