Giridih district

Giridih district is one of the twenty-two districts of, , and  is the administrative headquarters of this district. Giridih district was created on  by carving some parts of.

Geography
The district, covering  an area of around 4854 km², is bounded on the north by  and  of , on the east by the districts of | and , on the south by  and , and on the west by  and  districts.

The district is rich in mineral wealth, particularly in and. and blocks of the district have several mica mines, and coals are found abundantly at several places throughout the district.

are located in the district.

There are two major rivers, namely, the and the. Barakar river passes through and  blocks. Sakari river drains the areas of and Gawan blocks. There are several smaller rivers, including.

Flora and fauna
The district has rich forest resources and have several jungles of sal trees and s, and a variety of other indigenous trees. Parasnath hills have a number of plants having. s, s, s,, and s are the wild animals found in certain parts of the district which have thick forests.

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