| Pirtand | |
| Other Name: | Pirtanr |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India Jharkhand#India |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Jharkhand, India |
| Coordinates: | 24.0564°N 86.1633°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Jharkhand |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Giridih |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages (*For language details see Pirtand block#Language and religion) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Urdu |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 825108 (Pirtand) |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/ STD code |
| Area Code: | 06532 |
| Registration Plate: | JH 11 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Giridih |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Pirtand (also spelled Pirtanr) is a village in the Pirtand CD block in the Dumri subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Pirtand is located at 24.0564°N 86.1633°W
According to Google maps, the administrative facilities of Pitand CD block are spread across the two adjacent villages of Pirtand and Chirki. However, according to the map of Pirtand CD block in the District Census Handbook, Giridih, the headquarters of Pirtand CD block is in Pirtand and Chirki is just an adjacent village.[1]
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 . The district has coal and mica mines. It is an overwhelmingly rural district with small pockets of urbanisation. [2] [3] [4]
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 the 2011 Census of India, Pirtand had a total population of 79, of which 58 (73%) were males and 21 (27%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 12. The total number of literate persons 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 in the age range 0-6 years was 371. The total number of literate persons in Chirki was 1,724 (77.07% of the population over 6 years).[5]
Pirtand police station has jurisdiction over the Pirtand CD block.[6] According to old British records, Pirtand PS was there after Giridh subdivision was formed in 1870.[7]
The headquarters of the Pirtand CD block are located at Pirtand village.[8] [9]
National Highway 114A, locally popular as Isri-Giridih Road, passes through Pirtand.[10]