Pirtand
Pirtand is a village in the Pirtand Community development [blocks in India|CD block] in the Dumri subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Geography
Location
Pirtand is located atAccording to Google maps, the administrative facilities of Pitand CD block are spread across the two adjacent villages of Pirtand and Chirki. However, according to the map of Pirtand CD block in the District Census Handbook, Giridih, the headquarters of Pirtand CD block is in Pirtand and Chirki is just an adjacent village.
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. 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.