Giridih Tourism

Giridih District, an administrative district of Jharkhand has its headquarters at Giridih.It was carved out from Hazaribagh District on 4th Dec 1972. The district lies between 24degree 11minutes north latitude and 86 degree 18 minutes east longitude. Lying almost in the central part of the North Chota Nagpur Division, this district is bounded by Jamui District and part of Nawada district of Bihar in the north, by the districts of Deoghar and Jamtara on the east, by Dhanbad Bokaro on the south west by Hazaribagh Kodarma.Giridih District is spread over an area of 4853.56 sq km.

Giridih is famous for its scenic beauty and natural environment, which pool the visitors from all over. It also recognised as a health resorts. Giridih has several tourist spots. Sri Sammeta Shikharji or Parasnath Hills is most popular tourist destination in Jharkjand. It is one of the oldest Jain temple and sacred places for Jain religion in the world, as per Jain belief, it is the place where twenty Tirthankars including Parasnath (twenty-third Tirthankara of Jain), achieved Moksha or nirvana. Parasnath is also known as the "Marang Buru" or hill deity, second highest god after "Singh Bonga" or sun deity to the Santal community and an annual festival organised at the full moon day of Baisakh (April or May).