*'''[[Candyy Floss S Goenka School]]''' is one of the top schools in Giridih providing education from Pre-Nursery to 8th Standard.It has one of the best infrastructure and technical facilities to offer to its students in Giridih.
*'''[[Candyy Floss S Goenka School]]''' is one of the top schools in Giridih providing education from Pre-Nursery to 8th Standard.It has one of the best infrastructure and technical facilities to offer to its students in Giridih.
*'''[[Adarsh Public School|Adarsh Public School, Suggasar]]''' Affiliated to the [[C.B.S.E.]] board, this school provides education up to Nur. to 8th Standard.
*'''[[Adarsh Public School|Adarsh Public School, Suggasar]]''' Affiliated to the [[C.B.S.E.]] board, this school provides education up to Nur. to 8th Standard.
*'''[[Carmel SchoolGiridih|Carmel School]]'''<ref>[http://giridih.nic.in/telephone.htm#School_Colleges ]{{dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref> A Convent school affiliated to the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] board, the school provides education from [[Kindergarten]] up to an equivalent of the 12th Standard .It is a [[co-educational]] institution founded in 1954. The School celebrated [[Golden Jubilee]] on completing its 50th year in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yellowpages.sulekha.com/school-finder/jharkhand/giridih/schools/giridih-h-o/carmel-school.htm |title=Carmel School Giridih H O Giridih|Co-Education School Giridih|ICSE Schools Giridih |publisher=Yellowpages.sulekha.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> [[File:Carmel school giridih front.jpg|thumb|Carmel school giridih front]]
*'''[[Carmel Ifsc Online]]'''<ref>[http://ifsconline.in/ ]{{dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref> A Convent school affiliated to the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education|ICSE]] board, the school provides education from [[Kindergarten]] up to an equivalent of the 12th Standard .It is a [[co-educational]] institution founded in 1954. The School celebrated [[Golden Jubilee]] on completing its 50th year in 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://yellowpages.sulekha.com/school-finder/jharkhand/giridih/schools/giridih-h-o/carmel-school.htm |title=Carmel School Giridih H O Giridih|Co-Education School Giridih|ICSE Schools Giridih |publisher=Yellowpages.sulekha.com |date= |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> [[File:Carmel school giridih front.jpg|thumb|Carmel school giridih front]]
*'''[[Carmel School Giridih|Carmel Hindi medium School]]''' is a neighbouring branch of [[Carmel School Giridih|Carmel School]] that provides education to students with a Hindi curriculum.
*'''[[Carmel School Giridih|Carmel Hindi medium School]]''' is a neighbouring branch of [[Carmel School Giridih|Carmel School]] that provides education to students with a Hindi curriculum.
*'''[[Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Badri Narayan Saha Public School]]''' – Affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]], 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. Currently occupying two campuses, BNS DAV has over 4500 students.
*'''[[Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Badri Narayan Saha Public School]]''' – Affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]], 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. Currently occupying two campuses, BNS DAV has over 4500 students.
*'''[http://www.davcclgrd.org/ Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School – Central Coalfields Limited]''' – Affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]], is run jointly by Central Government run [[Central Coalfields Limited|CCL]] and DAV College Managing Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.davcmc.net.in/ |title=DAVCollegeManaging Committee |publisher=Davcmc.net.in |date= |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> It is the oldest DAV of the town. It is located on the outskirts of the town in Beniadih.<ref>[http://www.daveduboard.org/daveb /searchschDetails.asp?ID=189 ]{{dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref>
*'''[http://www.davcclgrd.org/ Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School – Central Coalfields Limited]''' – Affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]], is run jointly by Central Government run [[Central Coalfields Limited|CCL]] and DAV College Managing Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ifsconline.in/ |title=Bank Ifsc Online |publisher=ifsc online |date= |accessdate=2011-12-01}}</ref> It is the oldest DAV of the town. It is located on the outskirts of the town in Beniadih.<ref>[http://www.daveduboard.org/daveb /searchschDetails.asp?ID=189 ]{{dead link|date=December 2011}}</ref>
*'''Giridih H. E. School''' Established in 1885, lies on the Main Road. Though struggling to reclaim its lost glory from its golden days of 70s, this Government High School is the oldest educational institution in town.
*'''Giridih H. E. School''' Established in 1885, lies on the Main Road. Though struggling to reclaim its lost glory from its golden days of 70s, this Government High School is the oldest educational institution in town.
*'''Giridih College''', affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University.
*'''Giridih College''', affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University.
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This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Giridih district.
Giridih (Hindi: गिरिडीह) 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. Before 1972 Giridih was part of Hazaribagh district.
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Giridih became the headquarters of the Giridih district when the new district was created on 6 December 1972 by carving some parts of Hazaribagh district.[2]
Giridih District is geographically divided into two natural divisions, which are the central plateau and lower plateau. The central plateau touches the western portion of the district near Bagodar block. The lower plateaus have an undulating surface and an average height of 1300 feet.[5] In the north and north-west, the lower plateaus form fairly level tablelands until they reach the ghats when they drop to about 700 feet. The district has uniformly distributed and vast forests. Sal tree is the most famous and predominant trees here. Among other common trees are bamboo, semal, Mahua, palash, kusum, kend, Asian pear and bhelwa.[5]
Giridih district is divided into two main water heads – Barakar and Usri rivers. Giridih is rich in mineral resources and has several large coal fields with one of the best qualities of metallurgical coal in India. Mica is found in abundance near the blocks Tisri and Gawan. Mica is of importance not only to Jharkhand but to India and other countries as well.[5]
Climate
The climate of Giridih is generally dry. It is pleasant during winter season between October and March. Summer season starting April, is generally hot, with May being hottest when temperature rises up to 47C. Often high temperature is accompanied by high humidity levels, specially during June when premonsoon rain falls. It rains maximum during July and August, and rainy season continues up to mid October.
Government and politics
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Late Nageshwar Prasad Sinha was the first MP from Giridih, when the town declared as separate district from Hazaribagh.
Giridih Station is connected to Madhupur Junction located 48 km to the east by a single broad gauge railway line. There is a single passenger train which runs five times a day between the two stations and takes about an hour to reach Giridih.[7]Parasnath Station, on the Howrah-Delhi grand chord line, is 48 km from Giridih towards the west. The Giridih station is under the administration of the Asansol division of the Eastern Railway zone of Indian Railways. There is a direct train service from Giridih to Kolkata and [Patna].
On 22 November 2011 seven people were burnt to death when the Howrah-Dehradun express caught fire in Giridih.
Giridih has a bus terminus in the center of the town. The bus stand is divided into platforms for private buses. A Government Bus terminus is just adjacent to the main bus terminus. There are regular bus services from the city to other parts in the district. Bus service to Dhanbad, Bokaro, Hazaribagh, Deoghar, Asansol, Durgapur, Kolkata, Howrah, Patna, Ranchi and Jamshedpur is available. Private cars and taxi facilities are available in the city. Other transport is trekkers, autos, rickshaws and mini buses.
Air
By air, there is a landing airstrip known as Boro aerodrom at the district headquarters of Giridih.[8] Giridih is well connected to some of the popular airports of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal and they are :
As of 2011[update] India census,[9] Giridih had a population of 143,529, it is the 8th largest city of jharkhand. 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.[10]
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.
On the southern side of Giridih, in Beniadih, are the coal mines of Central Coalfields Limited, a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (a Maharatna and the world's largest coal miner). It is the largest industry in the Giridih district and major contributor to the economy of the town. Central Coalfields Limited itself is a Miniratna.
The Data Processing Center of Data Processing Division (DPD) of National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) provides complete IT solution from sample selection, software development to processing and tabulation of data canvassed through various socio-economic surveys of National Sample Survey Organisation.
With the formation of new state of Jharkhand and governments' initiative, a lot of small scale industries have come up in Giridih. They all are basically related to metals, the majority of them being Sponge Iron (DRI) Units, Induction Furnaces & Rolling Mills like Lal's, Mongia, Bharat Alloys, Atibir, Saluja Power and steel limited, Sri Ram Steels, Bhardwaj, Salasar, Allied, Shivam Group and Gaurishanker Electrocastings.
Mica business also contribute a lot in the trade data, mainly mica are exported to China, Europe, Japan, Taiwan, USA the total value of mica exports are USD 100 million, the main mica exporters are Jalan Mica Exports, Ratan Mica Exports, Jai Mica, Mount Hill Etc.
Tele-communication
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SNo
Provider
Technology
1
BSNL
Landline, GSM & CDMA
2
Reliance
GSM & CDMA
3
AirTel
GSM
4
Vodafone
GSM
5
IDEA
GSM
6
AIRCEL
GSM
7
Tata Docomo
GSM
8
Uninor
GSM
Culture
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Kheer Kadam, Kalakand, Rajbhog (rasgullah), Tilkut, Ghewar and Piau are popular sweet here. A public library is located in Bara Chauk region in the city. Eid ul-Fitr, Eid-ul-Adha, Moharram, Vishwakarma Puja, Saraswati Puja, Durga Puja, Chhath, Deepawali, Holi, Guru Purnima and Christmas are among the long list of festivals celebrated in Giridih. Chhath puja is celebrated on the banks of Usri river at Argaghat and Shastrinagar ghats. After Chhath puja a local village fair held at Pachamba as Gaushala (cows shed) fair.
Education
Giridih has many prestigious colleges and schools.
Apart from these institutions of higher education, Giridih has some very good schools:
Learn of the Box[11] an education technology initiative by Pratham Education Foundation is being run in 30 schools in the district. The program provides low income schools with education technology that the teachers can use to teach their students. Giridhi has also been chosen by Pratham to pilot its entrepreneurship model, where education-technology and pedagogical support will be given to aspiring education entrepreneurs to help teach out of school classes.
Candyy Floss S Goenka School is one of the top schools in Giridih providing education from Pre-Nursery to 8th Standard.It has one of the best infrastructure and technical facilities to offer to its students in Giridih.
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Badri Narayan Saha Public School – Affiliated to the CBSE, 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. Currently occupying two campuses, BNS DAV has over 4500 students.
Giridih H. E. School Established in 1885, lies on the Main Road. Though struggling to reclaim its lost glory from its golden days of 70s, this Government High School is the oldest educational institution in town.
Giridih College, affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University.
Sri Ram Krishna Mahila (Women's) College, affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University.
Subhash Public School is one of the boarding schools in Giridih. This school is affiliated to CBSE up 10+2. It is one of the self-financed non-aided schools in Giridih.
Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir Affiliated to the C.B.S.E. board, this school provides education up to an equivalent of the 10+12th Standard.
Sir J.C Bose Management College, affiliated to Punjab Technical University.
G.D Bageriya Management College, affiliated to Vinoba Bhave University.
Vananchal College
Zila High School
Media
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Giridih has several religious and scenic tourist spots, including the following:
Jharkhand Dham, also known as Jharkhandi, is a temple of Lord Shiva. It is situated approximately 55 km from Giridih and 10 km from Rajdhanwar.
Jharkhand Dham a Lord Siva Temple near Dhanwar, Giridih, Jharkhand
Sri Sammeta Shikharji (श्री सम्मेत शिखरजी), also known as the Parasnath Hills, with the highest mountain peak in Jharkhand, 4480 feet above sea level, is a major Jain pilgrimage destination and one of the most sacred places for Jains in the world. According to Jain belief, twenty of the twenty-four Tirthankaras (teachers of the Jains), (including Parshanath) attained Moksha (Nirvana) from this place.[16][17]
Langta Baba Samadhi Sthal This is located in Kharagdiha, about 30 km North West of the town on road towards Jamua. Langta Baba is revered both by the Hindus and the Muslims alike. People offer chadar to his samadhi as a ritual, and it is believed the wish made here by a true devotee always get fulfilled.[16]
Usri Falls 13 km from town, on the Tundi road, it is one of the most famous picnic spots in Giridih. The Usri river falls a 40 feet steep gorge in three separate streams. The place is surrounded by dense forest of Parasnath Hills.[16][17]
Khandoli Dam located 10 km North-East of Giridih headquarters towards Bengabad block, is a scenic water reservoir and a dam. The place has been developed as a tourism attraction. It is a famous spot for water related adventure sports and bird-watching. A watch tower and 600 feet high hillock offers a panoramic view of Khandoli site. A number of other amusement facilities are available there including boating, Rock-climbing, Parasailing and Kayaking.[16][17]
Harihar Dham It is a famous Shivlinga temple. A small hamlet about 60 km South-west of Giridih district headquarters under Bagodar Block possesses the largest Shiva Linga of India. Its height is 65 ft. People from all over India come here every year on Shravan Poornima to worship.[16][18]
Dukhiya Mahadev Temple in Udnabad, some 5 km from Giridih headquarters, possesses great religious importance. It is situated on the bank of Usri river.
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. His then residence is now known as "Vigyan Kendra" run by "Bihar Council of Science and Technology".
The literary figure and the Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore also spent some time in Giridih. He wrote his Shivaji Utsav in 1904 while residing in Giridih. The house in which he resided, Dawasika Bhawan, still exists in Giridih.
The film maker Satyajit Ray who is the one of the Oscar recipients from India, spent his childhood in Giridih. He sketched his fictional character (appearing in a series of science fiction books), scientist Professor Shonku as residing in Giridih beside the Usri river.
Krishna Ballabh Sahay was the elected member of Bihar Legislative Assembly from Giridih Constituency for several terms, including the one in which he served as the chief minister of Undivided Bihar during 1963 – 67.
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