# Ankharia Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Ankharia

Ankharia is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828205**. The 2011 Census counted **158 people in 31 households**, the 210th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 158people (2011)
- 31households
- 53.0%literacy
- 828205PIN code

## Ankharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ankharia is 828205.** Ankharia falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828205
- Gram panchayatDumariya
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362129

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Ankharia from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)46 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)27 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Ankharia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Ankharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maithan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nirsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ankharia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 6% of the 184 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Ankharia

Of every 100 households in Ankharia in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ankharia · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**37%

Use banking services ****13%**

**53%

Television ****32%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Ankharia?

■ Ankharia · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**945

Working population ****50.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 38.7% for women. 54% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 9 (11%) · **■** Marginal 68 (85%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

- Rangametya178 people
- Baramuri170 people
- Majhiladi168 people
- Kandutha162 people
- Bhaluraydi157 people
- Raghunathpur157 people
- Hatibari155 people
- Jeratanr152 people

[All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ankharia?828205
- How far is Ankharia from Dhanbad?46 km by road
- What is the population of Ankharia?158 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ankharia in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ankharia?53.0% (Census 2011)