District Demographic Profile

Location & Area Geography and Physical Feature
History River System
Mines and Minerals Flora and Fauna

Giridih District ..

The District was created on 4 December, 1972 It was a sub-division in Hazaribagh District before its creation. Giridih was identified as police district in the year of 1964. The District had some labour problems due to mica mines and industries. Actually, the area was deprived from the basic developments despites its minerals and heritage. The neighbouring disricts are Dhanbad, Deoghar, Bokaro, Koderma, Hazaribagh in Jharkhand andJamui and Nawada from Bihar. The land of the district is rocky and in some parts it is cultivable. Dumri, Pirtand, Gandey, part of Giridih, Tisri, Gawan and part of Deori are hill areas, where as Jamua, Dhanwar, Bagodar and Bengabad Blocks have cultivable areas.

District Census Report

Headquarter : GIRIDIH
As Per 2001 Census
As Per 2011 Census
Forest Area :
1,59,160.78 hect..
1,59,160.78 hect..
Occupied House:
.
Total Population
19,01,564
24,45,203
Total Male
9,58,904
12,58,607
Urban Population
1,21,943
Rural Population - Male
8,95,007
Urban Population - Male
63,897
Total SC Population***
2,73,055
SC Population - Rural
.
SC Population - Urban
.
Total Male Literacy
4,76,833
79.08%
Rural Literates
5,97,514
Rural Literates - Male
4,30,233
Urban Literates - Male
46,600
Rural Male Literacy %
48.07%
Urban Male Literacy %
72.93%
Total Workers ('000)
6,46,024
Minerals
Mica, Coal
Mica, Coal
Rivers
Usri, Barakar
Usri, Barakar
Important Festival
Holi, Dashahra, Karma,Id fitra
Holi, Dashahra, Karma,Id fitra
Language
Khortha, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali.
Khortha, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali.
Total No. of CD Blocks
13
13
Population Growth Rate (Annual)
2.71
Total Area:
4,85,355.81 hect.
Net Sown Area:
85,440 hect..
Net Irrigation Area :
8,588 hect..
Total Literates
3,14,670
Total Female
9,42,660
11,86,596
Rural Population
17,79,621
Rural Population - Female
8,84,614
Urban Population - Female
58,046
Total ST Population***
1,78,723
ST Population - Rural
.
ST Population - Urban
.
Total Female Literacy
2,02,220
50.33%
Urban Literates
81,539
Rural Literates - Female
1,67,281
Urban Literates - Female
34,939
Rural Female Literacy %
18.91%
Urban Female Literacy %
60.19%
Main Workers
3,42,031
Marginal Workers
3,03,993
Total No. of  Revenue Villages
2763
Total No. of  Rev. Villages Inhabited
2552
Total No. of Panchayats
358
358
Total No. of Sub-Divisions
1
1
Sex Ratio
943
Density (Person per Sq KM)
497
Child Population (0-6 Years)
450527
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Years)
934
Child Proportion toTotal Population
18.42

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LOCATION AND AREA

The district which acquired the status of an independent district on 6th December, 1972, has a close linkage with the parent district Hazaribag.Lying almost in the central part of the North Chotanagpur Divison ,the district is bounded on the north by Jamui and some part of Nawada district of bihar, on the east by the districts of Dhanbad, Jamtara and Deoghar ,on the south by Bokaro and some part of Dhanbad district and on the west by Hazaribag and Kodarma district. Giridih is the administrative headquaters and the principal town of the district. The district has been this name for abandance of mountain and hillocus in the district.Total area of the district is 4853.56 sq kms.

GEOGRAPHY AND PHYSICAL FEATURES

The district may be divided broadly into two natural divisions, viz : 1. The central plateau; 2. The lower plateau, The central plateau touches the western portion of the district near Bagodar block.Around the central plateau are the lower plateaus on all sides excep the west on which side a ridge connects the central plateau to the Palamu district. The lower plateaus average 1300 feet in height, their surface being undulating. 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. In the east, the general elevation is lower and the descent gradual. The district ontains the famous Parasnath Hill which has the distinction of having the highest peak in the state, with an altitude of 4431 feet above the mean sea level. The district contains a large portion of forested area which is distributed almost uniformly all over. Sal is the most famous and predominant species of trees in the jungles of the district. Among other common species are bamboo, khair (catechu), salai, simul, mahua, palas, kusum, kend, asan piar and bhelwa.

HISTORY

The history of Giridih is a part of the history of its parent district, Hazaribag as also of the Chotanagpur plateau. The entire territory of Chotanagpur, known as jharkhand (meaning forest territory) was presumably beyond the pale of direct Hindu influence in ancient India. It is generally believed that in very early times it was covered with inaccessible hills and forests to which many non-Aryan tribes who refused to surrender to the steadily advancing Aryans, retired at different times. Though this tract was in touch with many parts of India, yet these non-Aryan tribes had no king. The inhabitant of chotanagpur decided to elect a king due to regular foreign invaders and Mundas became the king of the state. The Madra Munda appointed his foster son Phani Mukut for his superior intelligence and capability. Phani Mukut just after his birth , had been found by the side of a tank under the protection of huge nag or serpent. For this reason his descendants called themselves as Nagbanshi.Since the capital was at chutia near Ranchi hence the kingdom was called Chutia Nagpur .The Chota is a corruption of chutia .All through the long centuries of Hindu rule in India Chotanagpur including the district of Giridih appears to have remained unmolested, though foreign invaders on rare occasions might have succeeded in exercising nominal over lordship over it. To the Muhammadan historian the whole of Chotanagpur (including the Giridih ) was in the tract which they knew as Jharkhand or forest country. It appears to have practically independent through out the Turko-Afgan (1206-1526 A.D) in India. The accession of Akbar to the throne of Delhi in 1556 A.D. opens a new chapter in the history of Jharkhand.To the Mughals it was also known as Kukrah.It excited cupidity of the Mughal Emperors by the reason of report of the diamond to be found in its rivers.Kukrah remained independent of Muslim suzerainty till about the thirtieth year of the reign of Emperor Akbar. In 1585 Akbar sent an expedition which reduce the Raja Chotanagpur to the position of tributory.It is mentioned in the Ain-I-Akbari that chotanagpur or Kukrah was included in the subah of Bihar .During the expedition of Raja Mansingh ,one of the Industrious Generals of Akbar as some part of Chotanagpur region still carry the percolation of reminants of district Manbhum and Singhbhum which were acceded to subah of Bihar and during this period the only the concept of district was first introduced in revenue administration of Mughal. The entire region including the pargana of Khargdiha (Giridih district ) saw lot of up heavals thereafter till 1780 when Mr. Chapmen succeeded captain oamac. Mr. Chapman was practically the first civilian administrator of Chotanagpur. The conquered provinces as they were then called were formed into a British district which comprised parganas Ramgarh, Kendi, Kunda and Kharagdiha (which together constituted the old district of Haziribag comprising Giridih), the whole of Palamu, Chakai Panchet and the area around Sherghati. Subsequent to the Kol rising in 1931 which, however, did not seriously affect Giridih, the administrative structure of the territory was, however, changed. The parganas Ramgarh, Kharag-diha, Kendi and Kunda became part of the South- west Frontier Agency and were formed into a division named Hazaribag, with Hazaribag as the administrative headquarters. In 1854 the designation of the south-west Frontier Agency was changed to Chutia Nagpur and it began to be administered as a Non-regulation Province under the Lieutenant Governor of Bihar. In 1855-56 there was the great uprising of Santhals against the British but it was brutally suppressed.

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RIVER SYSTEM

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 ,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.

MINES AND MINERALS

The District has been famous as the place of well known Ruby Mica and has several large coal fields which contain one of the best qualities of metallurgical coal in India. The extensive deposited of mica in this district are of importance not only to Jharkhand but to India and other countries also. It is mostly found near the block Tisri and Gawan. The massif of Parasnath Hill consists mainly of a pyroxene bearing garnetiferous quartzite with felspathic gneisses near the base.Stealite of soap stone are also found to the west of Parasnath.

FLORA AND FAUNA

The district conatins large portion of forest area which distributed almost uniformaly all over.Sal is the most famous and predominated species of trees in the jungles of the districts Among other common species are bamboo ,Khair , salai , mahua ,simul,kusum,asan ,kend ,piar and bhelwa.In parasnath hill and its adjouring area ,large no of medicinal plant were found.Many of them still exits in the Parasnath hill. Awala,Bhelwa and Hare - Bahera are found in huge quantity in the Parasnath hill. Leopards are most times seen in the jungle of district .Bears,jackals ,foxes,pigs hares, sambhar,spoted deer,hog deer etc are also found here.Sankes and lizards are quite common here.Diffrent varities of birds visit the district in the winter season only.

e-gov services

1 District Adminstration Giridih
www.giridih.nic.in   
2 DDO  Level Bill Entry system
www.jharkhandonline.gov.in
3 GPF Computerisation (GPF Deduction Statement)
http://www.jharkhandonline.gov.in/treasurymis/
4 Transport :- ( VAHAN-SARTHI & SMART CARD)
5 Agmarknet (Bazar Samiti)
www.agmarknet.nic.in
6 Social Security
Samajik Suraksha Pension(SSP) – SC& GEN
IGNOAPS- SC & GEN
7 Victory Commercial Taxes 
http://www.jharkhandcomtax.nic.in/
8 Confonet (District Consumer Court)
www.confonet.nic.in/
9 NREGA-MIS
www.nrega.nic.in
10 BRGF ONLINE (Backward Region Grant Fund)
http://www.planningonline.gov.in
11 DRDA GIRIDIH – www.drdagiridih.in
http://Rural.nic.in/
12 E-money order (Instant Money Order Service (iMO)
http://www.indiapost.gov.in/
13 www.india.gov.in
14 www.indiaimage.nic.in
15 Jail-Visitor Management System (Information)
16 PIS (Personal Information System) (JharPIS)
17 Samvadh (Public Grievance Readdrersal System)
18 Pragyan Kendra - (e-Nagarik Sewa)
http://jhr.nic.in/csc
19 BPL List
http://giridih.nic.in/bpl-gir.html
20 IAY Waiting List
http://drdagiridih.in/Iay_wait.asp
21 SHG (SGSY) List
http://giridih.nic.in/shg/SGSY.htm
22 PMEGP, MPLADS/ MLA Scheme
rural.nic.in
23 ICDS (Anganwadi)
24 Revenue Collection, Monthly Mutation Camp
http://jhr.nic.in/land
25
Education
26
 Disaster Management/ Crisis Management
27
 Election (Booth List, Electoral  Roll, BLO etc.)
28
 Agriculture & ATMA, Animal Husbandary and  Dairy Development etc.
29
 Welfare : Higher Secondary, School Blockwise, Schemes, FRI (Blockwise distribution of Patta), School Scolarship and Hostel related information
30
 Marketing Board : 1. Gramin Hat (Month of Day) Blockwise & Panchayat wise
31
LDM : Banking Related Information


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