# Badhna Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/badhna/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Badhna Badhna is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,532 people in 479 households**, the 17th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 2,532people (2011) - 479households - 65.4%literacy - 908females per 1,000 males ## Badhna PIN code and other codes Badhna falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatBadhna - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362019 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badhna from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)36 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)15 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 Badhna? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Badhna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nirsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Govindpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Govindpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Badhna known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 39% of the 36 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 Badhna Of every 100 households in Badhna in 2011, 97 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Badhna · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **79% Toilet within the home ****31%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****69%** **86% Tap water ****42%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%** **37% Use banking services ****74%** **53% Television ****65%** **47% Mobile phone ****56%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **13% Own their home ****14%** **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 Badhna? ■ Badhna · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027** **945 Working population ****26.1%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 51.8% for women. 41% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 489 (74%) · **■** Marginal 109 (16%) 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 - Benagaria2,667 people - Bhalgori2,611 people - Patharkua2,607 people - Dumurya2,581 people - Pirrahat2,523 people - Debiana2,510 people - Shanrmara2,483 people - Birsingpur2,456 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Badhna from Dhanbad?36 km by road - What is the population of Badhna?2,532 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badhna in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Badhna?65.4% (Census 2011)