# 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 **810 people in 162 households**, the 130th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 810people (2011)
- 162households
- 43.4%literacy
- 1,020females per 1,000 males

## Bhursa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPindrahat
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362094

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)22 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)22 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?

7 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Keliasol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 31% of the 219 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, 46 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhursa · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**37%

Use banking services ****62%**

**53%

Television ****39%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**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 Bhursa?

■ Bhursa · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1158**

**945

Working population ****45.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.1% for men and 30.6% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 63 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (20%) · **■** Other work 69 (19%) · **■** Marginal 159 (44%)

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

- Hariharpur836 people
- Sirpuria825 people
- Kumthal817 people
- Talberia816 people
- Palasia801 people
- Chainpur798 people
- Raghunathpur Alias Nepura796 people
- Laghata785 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?35 km by road
- What is the population of Bhursa?810 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhursa in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhursa?43.4% (Census 2011)