# Chanch Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/chanch/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Chanch Chanch is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828204**. The 2011 Census counted **3,565 people in 718 households**, the 7th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 3,565people (2011) - 718households - 66.8%literacy - 828204PIN code ## Chanch PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chanch is 828204.** Chanch falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828204 - Gram panchayatCahach - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362176 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chanch from nearby towns? - Dhanbad (district HQ)47 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)6 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 Chanch? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Chanch; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banda - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maithan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 5 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 Chanch known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 151 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 Chanch Of every 100 households in Chanch in 2011, 90 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chanch · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **79% Toilet within the home ****20%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **86% Tap water ****58%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%** **37% Use banking services ****68%** **53% Television ****49%** **47% Mobile phone ****35%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **13% Own their home ****68%** **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 Chanch? ■ Chanch · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **945 Working population ****38.8%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 55% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (2%) · **■** Household industry 219 (16%) · **■** Other work 877 (63%) · **■** Marginal 226 (16%) 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 - Mugma4,277 people - Kapasara4,138 people - Urma3,880 people - Ankduara3,802 people - Pithakiyari3,506 people - Bar Ambana3,376 people - Ubchuria2,914 people - Madanpur2,739 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chanch?828204 - How far is Chanch from Dhanbad?47 km by road - What is the population of Chanch?3,565 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chanch in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chanch?66.8% (Census 2011)