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Giridih district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Giridih is the administrative headquarters of this district. As of 2011 it is the third most populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24 ), after Ranchi and Dhanbad .
Giridih district was a part of Kharagdiha estate until the late 18th century. During the British Raj Giridih became a part of Jungle Terry. After Kol Uprising in 1831, the parganas of Ramgarh, Kharagdiha, Kendi and Kunda became parts of the South-West Frontier Agency before being renamed to Hazaribag, which became the administrative headquarters.
18th Lok Sabha. Incumbent. Chandra Prakash Choudhary. Party. All Jharkhand Students Union. Elected year. 2024. Giridih Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jharkhand state in eastern India. This constituency covers parts of Giridih, Bokaro and Dhanbad districts.
Reservation. None. Member of Legislative Assembly. 5th Jharkhand Legislative Assembly. Incumbent. Sudivya Kumar. Elected year. 2019. Giridih Assembly constituency is an assembly constituency in the Indian state of Jharkhand. [1][2]
Paratdih, a constituent census town of Giridih CD block, is located at 24°10′12″N 86°18′36″E . Giridih CD block is bounded by Jamua and Bengabad CD blocks on the north, Gandey CD block on the east, Tundi CD block, in Dhanbad district, across the Barakar River, Pirtand and Dumri CD blocks on the south and Birni CD Block on the west.
As of 2012, Giridih was one of the 14 highly affected districts in the state. As of 2016, Giridih was identified as one of the 13 focus areas by the state police to check Maoist activities. In 2017, the Maoists, in Giridih district, have torched more than 50 vehicles engaged in road construction or carrying goods.
At that time police stations in Giridh subdivision included Gawan, Satgawan, Jamua, Deori, Dhanwar, Birni, Giridih, Bengabad, Gandey, Dumri, Nawadih, Pirtand, and Bermo. Later on, Bagodar police station was added to the subdivision and Satgawan was deleted. Giridih district was formed on 6 December 1972. In earlier days it had two subdivisions ...
Telodih. Categories: Giridih district. Cities and towns in Jharkhand. Cities and towns in India by district.