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Pirtand Pirtanr
Village
PirtandLocation in Jharkhand, IndiaShow map of JharkhandPirtandPirtand (India)Show map of India
Coordinates: 24°03′23″N 86°09′48″E / 24.0564353°N 86.163278°E / 24.0564353; 86.163278
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Languages (*For language details see Pirtand block#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825108 (Pirtand)
Telephone/ STD code	06532
Vehicle registration	JH 11
Lok Sabha constituency	Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Giridih
Website	giridih.nic.in

Pirtand (also spelled Pirtanr) is a village in the Pirtand CD block in the Dumri subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Location

Pirtand is located at 24°03′23″N 86°09′48″E / 24.0564353°N 86.163278°E / 24.0564353; 86.163278

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, 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 rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). 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.

References

1. "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Page 159, Map of Pirtanr CD block. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
2. "District Census Handbook 2011 Giridih, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Natural Divisions, Forests: pages 8 and 9. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
3. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
4. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.6. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
5. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
6. "District Statistical Handbook, Giridih". Tables 2.1, 2.4. Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning and Development, Jharkhand. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
7. "District Census Handbook Giridih, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 5-7. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
8. "2011 District Census Handbook Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
9. "Giridih". District Administration, Giridih. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
10. Google maps

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