# Balai Chak Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Balai Chak

Balai Chak is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 55 households**, the 190th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 293people (2011)
- 55households
- 65.3%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Balai Chak PIN code and other codes

Balai Chak falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSunsunliya
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362112

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

## How far is Balai Chak from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)46 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)40 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 Balai Chak?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Balai Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begunbari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begubari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nirsa
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 9 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 Balai Chak known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 3% of the 113 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 Balai Chak

Of every 100 households in Balai Chak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balai Chak · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**37%

Use banking services ****9%**

**53%

Television ****16%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Balai Chak?

■ Balai Chak · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211**

**945

Working population ****58.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 56.5% for women. 55% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 21 (12%) · **■** Marginal 122 (71%)

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

- Paraliya317 people
- Katral315 people
- Dumarjor313 people
- Beldanga303 people
- Durgapur278 people
- Begunbari263 people
- Chakalta257 people
- Dulhapani243 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Balai Chak from Dhanbad?46 km by road
- What is the population of Balai Chak?293 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balai Chak in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Balai Chak?65.3% (Census 2011)