Paratdih
Census Town
Paratdih is located in Jharkhand
Paratdih
Paratdih
Location in Jharkhand, India
Paratdih is located in India
Paratdih
Paratdih
Paratdih (India)
Coordinates: 24°10′43″N 86°18′27″E / 24.1786°N 86.3076°E / 24.1786; 86.3076
Country India
StateJharkhand
DistrictGiridih
Population
 (2011)
 • Total8,854
Languages (*For language details see Giridih block#Language and religion)
 • OfficialHindi, Urdu
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Vehicle registrationJH
Lok Sabha constituencyGiridih
Vidhan Sabha constituencyGiridih
Websitegiridih.nic.in

Paratdih is a census town in the Giridih CD block in the Giridih Sadar subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

Map
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Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Paratdih is located at 24°10′43″N 86°18′27″E / 24.1786°N 86.3076°E / 24.1786; 86.3076.

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.[1][2][3]

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, Paratdih had a total population of 8,854, of which 4,521 (51%) were males and 4,333 (49%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,900. The total number of literate persons in Paratdih was 4,112 (59.13% of the population over 6 years).[4]

Giridih Urban Agglomeration is composed of Giridih (Nagar Parishad), Paratdih (CT), Sirsia (CT), Pertodih (CT) and Dandidih (CT).[5]

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Giridih, Paratdih covered an area of 1.25 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 10 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated and untreated sources, overhead tank. It had 1,098 domestic electric connections, 3 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had 1 primary school, 1 middle school, the nearest secondary and senior secondary schools at Giridih 5 km away. One important commodity it produced was coal.[6]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "District Census Handbook, Giridih, Series 21, Part XII B" (PDF). Page 292: District Primary Census Abstract, 2011 census. Directorate of Census Operations Jharkhand. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Provisional population totals, Census of India 2011" (PDF). Constituents of Urban Agglomerations having population 1 lakh and above, Census 2011. Government of India. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  6. ^ "District Census Handbook Giridih, Census of India 2011, Series 20, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 1309-1317. Directorate of census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 7 December 2020.


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