Giridih
India
Giridih, city, east-central Jharkhand state, northeastern India. It lies 72 miles (115 km) northeast of Hazaribagh, on both banks of the Usri River. In 1871 a branch line of the Eastern Railway was built to Girdih, primarily to allow mineral resources found in the area to be exploited. That increased its importance as a transport centre for coal mined at nearby Kuharbarie, Serampore, and Banaidih. It is the headquarters of the country’s major mica-producing firms and has colleges affiliated with Vinoba Bhave University. The locality in which Giridih is situated forms part of the Chota Nagpur plateau and consists of ...(100 of 202 words)