Giridih district came into existence in 1972 when it was careved out
from Hazaribagh district. The district lies between 24°11' North latitude and 86 ° 18’ East longitudes. The district is bounded in the north
by the district of Jamui and part of Nawada district of Bihar , on the
east by the district of Deoghar and Jamtara , on the south by district
of Dhanbad and Bokaro and west by districts of Hazaribagh and Kodarma.
The famous Parasnath hill(the SAMMED SHIKHAR JEE) is situated here. The famous G.T. Road also passes through this district.
Rivers
The
district is divided into two main water heads viz the Barakar and the
Sakri rivers. The Barakar rivers drains major portion of the district
and enters the district near the Birni block and also flows through
certain portions of the pirtand block. The Sakri river touches the areas
of Deori and Gawan blocks. These are a number of small rivers also in
the district,the most important among them being Usri.
Attractions
Usri Fall, Khandoli, Madhuban, Parasnath, Jharkhandi Dham, Harihar Dham
| Year of formation | 6-Dec-72 |
| Area | 4853.56 sq km |
| Forest Land | 1591.60 Sq. K.M. |
| Latitude | 240 11' North |
| Longitude | 860 18' East |
| Population (2001) | 19,01,564 |
| Males | 9,58,904 |
| Females | 9,42,660 |
| Literacy Rate | 50.02% |
| No. of Sub-Tehsil | |
| No. of Blocks | 12 |
| Postal Code | 6532 |
How to Reach
Giridih is well connected with roads and railway.
By Road
The district is well served by a network of good roads, besides, the
Grand Trunk Road there are a number of State Highway and REO roads connecting one place of the district with other places within and outside the district.
By Rail
The district headquarters of Giridih is connected by Madhupur - Giridih branch of Eastern Railway. Mahesmunda and Giridih stations on the route
fall within the district. Another important railway Station is
Parasnath railway station some 48 kms from district headquater on
Howrah-Delhi grand chord line. A new railway line project is going to be commissioned from Giridih-Kodarma via Jamua.
By Air
There is a landing airstrip popularly known as Boro aerodrom at the district headquarters of Girdih.