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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Charghara

Charghara is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **575 people in 109 households**, the 159th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 575people (2011)
- 109households
- 61.8%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Charghara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRangamati
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code361955

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

## How far is Charghara from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)40 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 Charghara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Charghara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bainagaria
- ○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 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)7 h summer · 9 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 Charghara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 31% of the 55 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 Charghara

Of every 100 households in Charghara in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Charghara · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**37%

Use banking services ****80%**

**53%

Television ****65%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Charghara?

■ Charghara · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**945

Working population ****46.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 41.8% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 45 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (15%) · **■** Marginal 111 (42%)

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

- Rangamati614 people
- Barajar608 people
- Bijaypur596 people
- Mahatadi591 people
- Hirbandh570 people
- Bhalpahari565 people
- Khanrapathar559 people
- Haraktarya556 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Charghara from Dhanbad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Charghara?575 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charghara in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Charghara?61.8% (Census 2011)