Giridih district
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 | |
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District of Jharkhand | |
Shikharji on Parasnath Hills | |
Location of Giridih district in Jharkhand | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Division | North Chotanagpur |
| Headquarters | Giridih |
| Government | |
| • District Commissioner | Mr. Naman Priyesh Lakra |
| • Lok Sabha constituencies | 1. Kodarma, 2. Giridih |
| • Vidhan Sabha constituencies | 6 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,962 km2 (1,916 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 2,445,474 |
| • Urban | 06.41 |
| Demographics | |
| • Literacy | 63.14 per cent |
| • Sex ratio | 940 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| Website | giridih |
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