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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Bhalpahari

Bhalpahari is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **565 people in 89 households**, the 161st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 565people (2011)
- 89households
- 64.9%literacy
- 1,156females per 1,000 males

## Bhalpahari PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBenagaria
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code361944

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

## How far is Bhalpahari from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)41 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)30 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 Bhalpahari?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhalpahari; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Govindpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Bhalpahari known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 21% of the 141 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 Bhalpahari

Of every 100 households in Bhalpahari in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhalpahari · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**79%

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

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**37%

Use banking services ****47%**

**53%

Television ****20%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Bhalpahari?

■ Bhalpahari · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1156**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**945

Working population ****43.5%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 49.2% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 19 (8%) · **■** Marginal 227 (92%)

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

- Bijaypur596 people
- Mahatadi591 people
- Charghara575 people
- Hirbandh570 people
- Khanrapathar559 people
- Haraktarya556 people
- Nayadi540 people
- Kulbana533 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhalpahari from Dhanbad?41 km by road
- What is the population of Bhalpahari?565 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhalpahari in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhalpahari?64.9% (Census 2011)