Isri is a

census town In India and some other countries, a census town is designated as a town that satisfies certain characteristics. India In India, a census town is one which is not statutorily notified and administered as a town, but nevertheless whose population ...

in the Dumri CD block in Dumri sub-division of

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 ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, 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 ...

Overview

Isri Bazar is the main market of the block and is situated on

NH 19 National Highway 19 (NH 19) is a national highway in India. It was previously referred to as Delhi–Kolkata Road and is one of the busiest national highways in India. After renumbering of national highways, Delhi to Agra route is now nationa ...

(old NH 2)/

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. The railway station is called

Parasnath Parasnath Hill (also Sammet Shikhar, Marang Buru) is a mountain peak in the Parasnath hill range. It is located towards the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih district (Hazaribagh district in British India) of the India ...

on the

Grand Chord Grand Chord is part of the Howrah–Gaya–Delhi line and Howrah–Prayagraj–Mumbai line. It acts as a link between Sitarampur railway station, Sitarampur, (Asansol) (West Bengal) and Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyay Junction (Uttar Pradesh), previous ...

. Parasnath Hill is well known for Jain temples. Parasnath is a major destination for Jain pilgrims.

Geography

Location

Isri is located at .

Area overview

Giridih district is a part of the

Chota Nagpur plateau The Chota Nagpur Plateau () is a plateau in eastern India, which covers much of Jharkhand state as well as adjacent parts of Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar. The Indo-Gangetic plain lies to the north and east of the plateau, and th ...

, with rocky soil and extensive forests. Most of the rivers in the district flow from the west to east, except in the northern portion where the rivers flow north and north west. The

Pareshnath Hill Parasnath Hill (also Sammet Shikhar, Marang Buru) is a mountain peak in the Parasnath hill range. It is located towards the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih district (Hazaribagh district in British India) of the Indian ...

rises to a height of . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Isri had a total population of 9,749, of which 5,088 (52%) were males and 4,661 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,420. The total number of literate persons in Isri was 6,872 (82.51% of the population over 6 years). India

census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

, Isri had a population of 8,796. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Isri has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 57%. In Isri, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Giridih'', Isri covered an area of 3.24 km². Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 1,604 domestic electric connections, 15 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 8 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. Two important commodities it produced were mustard oil, ghee. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 2 cooperative banks, 1 agricultural credit society.

Education

*Parashnath Mahavidyalaya was established at Isri Bazar in 1985. Affiliated to

Vinoba Bhave University Vinoba Bhave University is a state university located in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India, about 100 km from Ranchi, the state capital. The university offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. It manages and maintains 12 ...

it offers bachelor's courses in arts, science and commerce. *Jharkhand College, Dumri, *PCDAV Public School, Hethnagar *D.A.V. Central School, ISO 9001:2008

, *Central Academy, *P N D Jain High School - Isri Bazar

, *St.Paul's High School - Aoura, Bagodar. Hafiz Ansari, Founder and Chairman of St. PHS. It was established on 27 July 2007. *S.S.K.B. High School - Isri Bazar, *Bhagat school -Isri Bazar, *P N D Jain Middle School -Isri Bazar, *Tara Modern Public School * *Honey Dew Public School- Dr. Sujit Mathur *Progressive public school -Dumri

Festivals

A number of festivals are celebrated including the following: *

Diwali Diwali (), also called Deepavali (IAST: ''Dīpāvalī'') or Deepawali (IAST: ''Dīpāwalī''), is the Hindu festival of lights, with variations celebrated in other Indian religions such as Jainism and Sikhism. It symbolises the spiritual v ...

*Duragapuja *Holi *Eid *Bakrid *Muharram *

Shivratri Maha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually to worship the deity Shiva, between February and March. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival is observed on the fourteenth day of the first half (night start with darkness - ...

*Krishna janmastami *Eid miladun-nabi *Mahavir jayanti *Chhath puja *Karma *Ramnavmi Puja

References

External links

* {{Giridih District Cities and towns in Giridih district