Tisri is a village in the
Tisri CD block in the
Khori Mahuwa subdivision
Khori Mahuwa subdivision (also spelled Khuri Mahua) is an administrative subdivision of the Giridih district in the state of Jharkhand, India
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of the
Giridih district
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in the
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state
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of
Jharkhand
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Geography
Location
Tisri 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, Tisri had a total population of 3,786, of which 2,026 (54%) were males and 1,760 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 644. The total number of literate persons in Tisri was 2,356 (74.98% of the population over 6 years).
Civic administration
Police station
Tisri police station has jurisdiction over the
Tisri CD block.
CD block HQ
The headquarters of the
Tisri CD block are located at Tisri village.
Transport
Tisri is on a road, a short stretch of which leads to Jamua-Deoghar Road.
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References
{{Giridih District
Villages in Giridih district