Suriya, Giridih

For other uses, see Sariya (disambiguation).

Suriya is an inhabited place not identified as a separate place in the 2011 census, in the Sariya CD block in the Bagodar-Saria subdivision of the Giridih district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Sariya/ Suriya Hazaribagh Road railway station
Village
Sariya/ Suriya Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Sariya/ Suriya Sariya/ Suriya (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 24.184361°N 85.891528°E / 24.184361; 85.891528
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Languages (*For language details see Sariya (community development block)#Language and religion)
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	825320 (Suriya)
Telephone/ STD code	06557
Lok Sabha constituency	Kodarma
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Bagodar
Website	giridih.nic.in

Geography

16km
9.9miles

B

I

H

A

R

H

Jharkhand
Dham

R

Mirzaganj

R

Lokainayanpur

h

Sakri River

g

Jamunia
River

f

Barakar
River

CT

Telodih

CT

Sirsia

CT

Pertodih

CT

Paratdih

CT

Maheshmunda

CT

Jamtara

CT

Isri

CT

Dhanwar

CT

Dandidih

CT

Barki Saraiya

CT

Akdoni Khurd

0

Giridih coalfield

H

Usri Falls

H

Kharagdiha

H

Madhuban

H

Pareshath Hill

H

Shikharji

M

Giridih

R

Tisri

R

Taratanr

R

Suriya

R

Pirtand

R

Hirodih

R

Khukhra

R

Khori Mahua

R

Jamua

R

Hesla

R

Gawan

R

Gandey

R

Dumri

R

Deori

R

Birni

R

Bhelwaghati

R

Bengabad

R

Bagodar

R

Nimiaghat

R

Ahilyapur

   

Cities, towns and locations in the Giridih district in North Chotanagpur Division
M: municipality, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious/ tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Suriya is located at 24.184361°N 85.891528°E / 24.184361; 85.891528.

According to the map of Sariya CD block in the District Census Handbook 2011, Giridih, Sariya seems to be a part of Barki Saraiya.^[1]

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 4,479 feet (1,365 m). 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.

Civic administration

Police station

Suriya police station has jurisdiction over the Sariya CD block.^[5]

CD block HQ

The headquarters of Sariya CD block are located at Suriya.^[6][7]

Transport

Hazaribagh Road railway station is on the Asansol-Gaya section, a part of the Grand Chord, Howrah-Gaya-Delhi line and Howrah-Allahabad-Mumbai line.^[8]

Education

Sariya College was established at Suriya in 1984. It is affiliated with Vinoba Bhave University and offers courses in arts and commerce.^[9][10][11]

SRK DAV Public School is situated near Bagodih Suriya and affiliated with CBSE New Delhi. It has facilities for teaching from LKG to class XII.^[12]

+2 Sardar Ram Singh Sripati Ram(SRSSR) High school is SURIYA is located in main city of suriya. It is a boys High school and it's offers courses , High School ( 9th and 10th , only for boys ) and also Arts , Commerce and Science for both girls and Boys ( +2 level) .