Pirtand Pirtanr |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 24°03′23″N 86°09′48″E / 24.0564353°N 86.163278°ECoordinates: 24°03′23″N 86°09′48″E / 24.0564353°N 86.163278°E | |
Country |
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State | Jharkhand |
District | Giridih |
Languages | |
• Official | Hindi, Urdu |
Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
PIN | 825108 (Pirtand) |
Telephone/ STD code | 06532 |
Vehicle registration | JH 11 |
Website | giridih |
Pirtand (also spelled Pirtanr) is a village in Pirtand CD Block in Dumri subdivision of Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The administrative facilities are spread across the two adjacent villages of Pirtand and Chirki.
Pirtand police station has jurisdiction over Pirtand CD Block.According to old British records, Pirtand PS was there after Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870.
The headquarters of Pirtand CD Block are located at Pirtand.
As per the 2011 Census of India Pirtand had a total population of 79, of which 58 (73%) were males and 21 (27%) were females. Population below 6 years was 12. The total number of literates in Pirtand was 46 (68.66% of the population over 6 years). An adjacent village, Chirki, had a total population of 2,608, of which 1,211 (46%) were males and 1,397 (54%) were females. Population below 6 years was 371. The total number of literates were 1,724 (77.07% of the population over 6 years).
National Highway 114A (India), locally popular as Isri-Giridih Road, passes through Pirtand.