Jasidih is a satellite town of

Deoghar Deoghar (pronounced ''Devaghar'') is a major city in Jharkhand, India. It is a holy sacred place of Hinduism. It is one of the 12 ''Jyotirlinga''s sites of Hinduism (Baidyanath Temple). The sacred temples of the city make this a place for p ...

in the Deoghar subdivision of the

Deoghar district Deoghar district (pronounced, ''Devo ka ghar'') is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India. Deoghar, the central city of the district, is also its administrative headquarters. This district is known for the Baidyanat ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . I ...

. This town's railway station connects

to other cities.

Geography

Location

Jasidih is a Hill Station located at . It has an average elevation of 260

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s (853 feet). Its nearby villages are Rohini, Kushmaha, Tabhaghat and others.

Overview

The map shows a large area, which is a plateau with low hills, except in the eastern portion where the Rajmahal hills intrude into this area and the Ramgarh hills are there. The south-western portion is just a rolling upland. The entire area is overwhelmingly rural with only small pockets of urbanisation. Note: The full screen map is interesting. All places marked on the map are linked in the full screen map and one can easily move on to another page of his/her choice. Enlarge the full screen map to see what else is there – one gets railway connections, many more road connections and so on.

Demographics

As of 15 September 2017 India

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, Jasidih had a population of 14,129. Males constitute 60% of the population and females 40%. Jasidih has an average literacy rate of 71.5%, lower than the national average of 74.5%.In Jasidih, 20% of the population is below 20 years of age.

Transportation

Railway

is located on the Howrah-Delhi main line. Jasidih was ranked as one of the cleanest railway station in

. It is well connected with foot over bridges and Google Wifi. There are frequent local trains from Jasidih to

. There also exists auto rickshaw and car service from Jasidih station.

Road

Jasidih is also well connected by road to neighbouring including ,

Dumka Dumka ( Santali: ᱫᱩᱢᱠᱟᱹ), the headquarters of the Dumka district and Santhal Pargana region, is a city in the state of Jharkhand, India. It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region, which was carved out of the Bh ...

, Giridih, Godda Dhanbad,

Jamui Jamui is a town and a municipality in Jamui district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is the district headquarter of Jamui district. Jamui was formed as a district on 21 February 1991 as a result of its separation from Munger. It is part of ...

, Banka, and

Bhagalpur Bhagalpur is a city in the Indian state of Bihar, situated on the southern banks of the river Ganges. It is the 2nd largest city of Bihar by population and also the headquarters of Bhagalpur district and Bhagalpur division. Known as the Si ...

Places of interest

Visitors' attractions

#Taj Mahal painting #Gayatri Mandir #Rohini Park Rohini #River View #Haldigram #Digariya Pahad #Anukul Thakur Ashram Manikpur #Pagla Baba Mandir (Balanand Ashram)

Market

Jasidih has a good market area. This market serves as the destination for food and other goods for many tourist who visit

Institutions

Birla Institute Of Technology, Deoghar Birla Institute of Technology, Deoghar is an educational centre offering undergraduate courses located in Deoghar, Jharkhand, India. It is an extension center of BIT, Mesra, Ranchi. History Birla Institute of Technology, Deoghar Campus was ...

is one of the extension centers of

BIT Mesra Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra (BIT Mesra) is a public deemed institute in Jharkhand, India. It was established in 1955 at Mesra, Ranchi, Mesra, Ranchi, by the industrialist Birla family, B. M. Birla. The institute was later headed by Ga ...

Ranchi Ranchi (, ) is the capital of the Indian state of Jharkhand. Ranchi was the centre of the Jharkhand movement, which called for a separate state for the tribal regions of South Bihar, northern Odisha, western West Bengal and the eastern area o ...

and is located at Jasidih.

References

Cities and towns in Deoghar district Hill stations in Jharkhand {{Jharkhand-geo-stub