Isri | |
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Census Town | |
  Isri Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Isri Isri (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:23°59′N86°02′E / 23.99°N 86.03°E /23.99; 86.03 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Jharkhand |
| District | Giridih |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.24 km2 (1.25 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 9,749 |
| • Density | 3,010/km2 (7,790/sq mi) |
| Languages(*For language details seeDumri, Giridih (community development block)#Language and religion) | |
| • Official | Hindi,Urdu |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 825167 |
| Vehicle registration | JH |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Giridih |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Dumri |
| Website | giridih |
Isri is acensus town in theDumriCD block inDumri sub-division ofGiridih district in theIndianstate ofJharkhand.
Isri Bazar is the main market of the block and is situated onNH 19 (old NH 2)/Grand Trunk Road. The railway station is calledParasnath on theGrand Chord.Parasnath Hill is well known for Jain temples. Parasnath is a major destination for Jain pilgrims.
Isri is located at23°59′N86°02′E / 23.99°N 86.03°E /23.99; 86.03.
Giridih district is a part of theChota 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. ThePareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4,479 feet (1,365 m). The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.[1][2][3]
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.
According to the2011 Census of India, Isri had a total population of 9,749, of which 5,088 (52%) were males and 4,661 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 1,420. The total number of literate persons in Isri was 6,872 (82.51% of the population over 6 years).[4]
As of 2001[update] Indiacensus,[5] Isri had a population of 8,796. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Isri has an average literacy rate of 66%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 74%, and female literacy is 57%. In Isri, 15% of the population is under 6 years of age.
According to theDistrict Census Handbook 2011, Giridih, Isri covered an area of 3.24 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 6 km roads with open drains, the protected water supply involved uncovered well, hand pump. It had 1,604 domestic electric connections, 15 road lighting points. Among the educational facilities it had 8 primary schools, 2 middle schools, 2 secondary schools. Among the social, recreational and cultural facilities it had 1 auditorium/ community hall. Two important commodities it produced were mustard oil, ghee. It had the branch offices of 3 nationalised banks, 1 private commercial bank, 2 cooperative banks, 1 agricultural credit society.[6]
A number of festivals are celebrated including the following:
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