Pirtand (also spelled Pirtanr) is a village in the
Pirtand CD block
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in the
Dumri subdivision of the
Giridih district
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Geography
Location
Pirtand is located at
According to Google maps, the administrative facilities of Pitand CD block are spread across the two adjacent villages of Pirtand and
Chirki. However, according to the map of Pirtand CD block in the ''District Census Handbook, Giridih'', the headquarters of Pirtand CD block is in Pirtand and Chirki is just an adjacent village.
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 the b ...
, 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 is a mountain peak in the Parasnath Range. It is located towards the eastern end of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in the Giridih district of the Indian state of Jharkhand, India. The hill is named after Lord Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthank ...
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, Pirtand had a total population of 79, of which 58 (73%) were males and 21 (27%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 12. The total number of literate persons in Pirtand was 46 (68.66% of the population over 6 years). An adjacent village,
Chirki, had a total population of 2,608, of which 1,211 (46%) were males and 1,397 (54%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 371. The total number of literate persons in Chirki was 1,724 (77.07% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
Police station
Pirtand police station has jurisdiction over the
Pirtand CD block. According to old British records, Pirtand PS was there after
Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870.
CD Block HQ
The headquarters of the
Pirtand CD block are located at Pirtand village.
Transport
National Highway 114A, locally popular as Isri-Giridih Road, passes through Pirtand.
[Google maps]
References
Villages in Giridih district
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