Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary

Parasnath Wildlife Sanctuary named after the famous Parasnath hills, stands with a glory of highest hill peak of Jharkhand (4480 ft) and located on the southeast part of Giridih district at about 35 km away from district headquarter Giridih. It is also about 13 km away from Dumari triangle of G.T road NH-2. The Parasnath hill is named after 23rd Teerthankar „Parasnath‟ and considered to be one of the most pious and sacred place for both the Digamber and the Swetamber sects of Jains. Twenty out of total twenty-four Teerathankars of jain sects attained “Moksha” at Shikarji mandir situated at the highest top of the hill.

The total forest area of the sanctuary is 49.3313 sq.kms, which lies between 23056' to 240' North latitude and 8605' to 86012' East longitude. It is very rich in wild fauna and comprises mixed deciduous forests with very high incidence of climbers.

The localised dampness here favours growth of plenty of lichens, mosses and ferns. The wild fauna comprises Leopard, Sloth Bear, Sambhar, Nilgai, Barking Deer, Wild Boar, Langur, Monkey, Mongoose, Jungle cat, Porcupine, Hyaena etc. in addition to varieties of birds and reptiles.