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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Chhagaliya

Chhagaliya is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **685 people in 128 households**, the 145th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 685people (2011)
- 128households
- 61.5%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Chhagaliya PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSusunliya
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362116

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

## How far is Chhagaliya from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)42 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)20 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 Chhagaliya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begunbari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begubari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nirsa
- ○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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Chhagaliya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 14% of the 124 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 Chhagaliya

Of every 100 households in Chhagaliya in 2011, 73 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhagaliya · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**14%

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

**5%

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

**37%

Use banking services ****23%**

**53%

Television ****20%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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 Chhagaliya?

■ Chhagaliya · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1237**

**945

Working population ****46.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.4% for men and 42.4% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 81 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (31%) · **■** Other work 26 (8%) · **■** Marginal 114 (36%)

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

- Padyang724 people
- Birajbhanrahapur716 people
- Kanjidi711 people
- Tulushibhita709 people
- Sana685 people
- Simuldanga669 people
- Punui Alias Kashitanr668 people
- Luadi658 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhagaliya from Dhanbad?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chhagaliya?685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhagaliya in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chhagaliya?61.5% (Census 2011)