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Dandidih

Dandidih 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

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Jharkhand
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Jharkhand Dham (H)
Mirzaganj
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Mirzaganj (R)
Lokainayanpur
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Lokainayanpur (R)
Sakri River
Jamunia
River
Barakar
River
Telodih
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Telodih (CT)
Sirsia
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Sirsia (CT)
Pertodih
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Pertodih (CT)
Paratdih
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Paratdih (CT)
Maheshmunda
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Maheshmunda (CT)
Jamtara
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Jamtara, Giridih (CT)
Isri
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Isri (CT)
Dhanwar
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Dhanwar, Giridih (CT)
Dandidih
CT
Barki Saraiya
CT
Barki Saraiya (CT)
Akdoni Khurd
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Akdoni Khurd (CT)
Giridih coalfield
Giridih Coalfield
Usri Falls
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Usri Falls (H)
Kharagdiha
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Kharagdiha (H)
Madhuban
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Madhuban, Giridih (H)
Pareshath Hill
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Pareshnath Hill (H)
Shikharji
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Shikharji (H)
Giridih
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Giridih (M)
Tisri
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Tisri, Giridih (R)
Taratanr
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Taratanr (R)
Suriya
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Suriya, Giridih (R)
Pirtand
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Pirtand (R)
Hirodih
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Pandedih (R)
Khukhra
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Khukhra (R)
Khori Mahua
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Khori Mahua (R)
Jamua
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Jamua (R)
Hesla
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Hesla (R)
Gawan
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Gawan, Giridih (R)
Gandey
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Gandey (R)
Dumri
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Dumri, Giridih (R)
Deori
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Deori, Giridih (R)
Birni
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Birni, Giridih (R)
Bhelwaghati
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Bhelwaghati (R)
Bengabad
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Bengabad (R)
Bagodar
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Bagodar (R)
Nimiaghat
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Asurbandh (R)
Ahilyapur
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Ahilyapur (R)

Location

Dandidih is located at 24°09′48″N 86°18′19″E / 24.1634°N 86.3052°E / 24.1634; 86.3052.

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, Dandidih had a total population of 7,769, of which 4,008 (52%) were males and 3,761 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,446. The total number of literate persons in Dandidih was 4,501 (71.18% of the population over 6 years).

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

Infrastructure

According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Giridih, Dandidih covered an area of 1.18 km. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved tap water from treated sources, hand pump, overhead tank. It had 1,056 domestic electric connections, 2 road light points. Among the educational facilities it had 4 primary schools, 2 middle school, the nearest secondary and senior secondary schools at Harisingh Raidih 1 km away. It had the branch office of 1 nationalised bank, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society, 1 non-agricultural credit society.

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.