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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Barya

Barya is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,919 people in 340 households**, the 40th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,919people (2011)
- 340households
- 62.0%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Barya PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatUrma
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362082

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

## How far is Barya from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)32 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 Barya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Barya; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kaliasol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 6 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 Barya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 362 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 Barya

Of every 100 households in Barya in 2011, 97 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barya · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**37%

Use banking services ****77%**

**53%

Television ****57%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**19%

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

**2%

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

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barya?

■ Barya · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**945

Working population ****45.9%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 49.7% for women. 57% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 206 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (13%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 72 (8%) · **■** Marginal 466 (53%)

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

- Shyampur2,044 people
- Jagrad2,009 people
- Golphalbari1,991 people
- Kaliasol1,985 people
- Asanliya1,880 people
- Fatepur1,866 people
- Kalimati1,832 people
- Jamkudar1,831 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Barya from Dhanbad?32 km by road
- What is the population of Barya?1,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barya in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barya?62.0% (Census 2011)