Giridih Sadar subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the

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in the state of

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History

In 1837, according to old British records, Hazaribagh district was divided into 12 police stations (thanas) of which

Kharagdiha Kharagdiha is a village in the Jamua CD block in the Khori Mahua subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It had been known as Curruckdea or Curruckdeah during the British Raj. Geography Location Kharagdiha is loca ...

was one. Kharagdiha PS controlled the whole of what subsequently formed the Giridih subdivision, except Gawan, which had a zamindari thana, the expenses of which were not borne by the British government. A new police station was opened in 1838 at

Bagodar Bagodar is a village in the Bagodar CD block in the Bagodar-Saria subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Bagodar is located at . Area overview Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur ...

on the then new

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. In 1870, the Giridih subdivision was formed with its headquarters at Karharbari, in the heart of the coal-mining area. In 1871, the railway line from Madhupur to Giridih was laid primarily for coal transportation. At that time police stations in Giridh subdivision included Gawan, Satgawan,

Jamua Jamua is a village in the Jamua CD block in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Jamua is located at . Area overview Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur plateau ...

, Deori, Dhanwar,

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Giridih Giridih is headquarters of the Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India. The city of Giridih is known for its industrial and health sectors, as well as its scenic beauty. Giridih houses the Giridih Coalfield which is one of the oldest coalfi ...

Bengabad Bengabad is a village in the Bengabad CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Bengabad is located at . Area overview Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagp ...

Gandey Gandey is a village in the Gandey CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Gandey is located at . Area overview Giridih district is a part of the Chota Nagpur pla ...

, Dumri,

Nawadih Nawadih is a village in the Nawadih CD block in the Bermo subdivision of the Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. Geography Location Nawadih is located at . Area overview Bokaro district consists of undulating uplands on the ...

Pirtand 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 According to Google maps, the administrative f ...

, and

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. Later on, Bagodar police station was added to the subdivision and Satgawan was deleted. Giridih district was formed on 6 December 1972. In earlier days it had two subdivisions, Giridih and Bermo. In 1991, at the time of formation of Bokaro district, Bermo subdivision, with Nawadih, Bermo, Gomia and Peterwar, was transferred to the new district.

Subdivisions

Giridih district is divided into the following administrative subdivisions:

Police stations

Police stations in Giridih Sadar subdivision have the following features and jurisdiction:

Blocks

Community development blocks in Giridih Sadar subdivision are:

Education

Given in the table below (data in numbers) is a comprehensive picture of the education scenario in Giridih district: Note: While Giridih district provides information that many others do not, there has been a slip. The education data for Giridih Sadar subdivision does not include data for Bengabad CD Block.

Educational institutions

There is a special institution in this subdivision: *

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was established in 1994 at

. It is a co-educational residential school for children from class VI to class XII. These schools provide free high-quality education plus ample extra-curricular activities, boarding, lodging etc. for talented rural children. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, an autonomous body under the HRD Ministry, Government of India, manages these schools. The following institutions are located in Giridih Sadar subdivision: *Giridih College, established at Giridih in 1955, offers courses at the intermediate and bachelors levels in arts, science and commerce, and Bachelor of Education. The featured courses of the college are: arts, commerce, botany, chemistry and anthropology. *Sri Ram Krishna Mahila College, was established at New Barganda, Giridih in 1978, on property donated by Rani Mahalanobis, wife of the eminent scientist,

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. It offers courses in arts, science and commerce. *

Khandoli Institute of Technology Khandoli Institute Of Technology (KIT), Giridih is a private institute offering polytechnic courses. It is approved by AICTE, New Delhi, Ministry of HRD, Government of India and affiliated to State Board of Technical Education, Jharkhand and ...

, established in 2014 at Giridih, offers diploma courses in mining, mechanical, civil and electrical engineering. *Kalu Ram Modi Memorial Vananchal College is affiliated with

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. *K.K.Verma Evening College at Bergi, Giridih is affiliated with

. *G.D. Bagaria Evening College at Giridih is affiliated with

. *Subhash Teachers Training College, GD Bagaria TT College, BN Saha DAV Teachers Training College, Scholar B.Ed. college and K.N.Bakshi College of Education are located in this subdivision.

References

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