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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Boldi

Boldi is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 60 households**, the 185th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 331people (2011)
- 60households
- 47.3%literacy
- 1,163females per 1,000 males

## Boldi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhagabandh
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362044

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

## How far is Boldi from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)26 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 Boldi?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Boldi; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○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 station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Boldi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 94 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 Boldi

Of every 100 households in Boldi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Boldi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**37%

Use banking services ****97%**

**53%

Television ****53%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Boldi?

■ Boldi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.3%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1667**

**945

Working population ****30.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 33.6% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 22 (22%) · **■** Marginal 66 (66%)

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

- Surjyadi398 people
- Madandi363 people
- Kamardi360 people
- Barajor359 people
- Paraliya317 people
- Katral315 people
- Dumarjor313 people
- Beldanga303 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Boldi from Dhanbad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Boldi?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Boldi in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Boldi?47.3% (Census 2011)