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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Bhursa

Bhursa is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,125 people in 187 households**, the 98th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,125people (2011)
- 187households
- 57.5%literacy
- 1,013females per 1,000 males

## Bhursa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSonbad
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362059

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

## How far is Bhursa from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)37 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 Bhursa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhursa; 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
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Bhursa known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 152 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 Bhursa

Of every 100 households in Bhursa in 2011, 95 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhursa · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**37%

Use banking services ****21%**

**53%

Television ****26%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Bhursa?

■ Bhursa · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1120**

**945

Working population ****46.0%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 42.5% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 416 (80%)

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

- Dhankora1,142 people
- Bili1,140 people
- Kunardi1,138 people
- Guliardi1,127 people
- Jhirka1,119 people
- Dulalsol1,118 people
- Gopalganj1,113 people
- Kushiyara1,113 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhursa from Dhanbad?37 km by road
- What is the population of Bhursa?1,125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhursa in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhursa?57.5% (Census 2011)