Giridih district came into existence in 1972 when it was careved out from Hazaribagh district.
The district lies between 24°11' North latitude and 86 ° 18' East longitudes.
The district is
bounded in the north by the district of Jamui and part of Nawada district of Bihar , on the east
by the district of Deoghar and Jamtara , on the south by district of Dhanbad and Bokaro and west
by districts of Hazaribagh and Kodarma.
Parasnath
Parasnath hill which is 4431 ft height is the highest mountain south of the Himalayas .
It was made accessible since the construction of a road in 1838 .Significantly the oldest of the
jain temple appears to date only from AD. 1775. Parasnath is the "Marang Buru "or hill deity of
the Santhal of Hazaribagh, Manbhum, Bankura and Santhal Parganas and each year they assemble at the
period of the full noon in Baisakh from these district and celebrate a religious hunt for three days
after which a great tribal session is held .
