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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Chakalta

Chakalta is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **257 people in 46 households**, the 193rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 257people (2011)
- 46households
- 70.2%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Chakalta PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code361954

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

## How far is Chakalta from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)44 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)21 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 Chakalta?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chakalta; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Benagaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Govindpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Chakalta known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 47% of the 27 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 Chakalta

Of every 100 households in Chakalta in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chakalta · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**37%

Use banking services ****58%**

**53%

Television ****62%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Chakalta?

■ Chakalta · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826**

**945

Working population ****29.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 73 (96%)

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

- Beldanga303 people
- Balai Chak293 people
- Durgapur278 people
- Begunbari263 people
- Dulhapani243 people
- Dhadkidi235 people
- Jhunia Pahari226 people
- Sarsa222 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakalta from Dhanbad?44 km by road
- What is the population of Chakalta?257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakalta in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chakalta?70.2% (Census 2011)