Tisri, Giridih

Tisri is a village in the Tisri CD block in the Khori Mahuwa subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Location
Tisri is located at 24.57444°N, 86.05889°W.

Area overview
Giridih district is a part of the Chota 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. The Pareshnath Hill rises to a height of 4479 ft. The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation.

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.

Demographics
According to the 2011 Census of India, Tisri had a total population of 3,786, of which 2,026 (54%) were males and 1,760 (46%) were females. Population in the age range 0–6 years was 644. The total number of literate persons in Tisri was 2,356 (74.98% of the population over 6 years).

Police station
Tisri police station has jurisdiction over the Tisri CD block.

CD block HQ
The headquarters of the Tisri CD block are located at Tisri village.

Transport
Tisri is on a road, a short stretch of which leads to Jamua-Deoghar Road.