# Chhot Ambana Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/chhot-ambana/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Chhot Ambana Chhot Ambana is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,421 people in 222 households**, the 69th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,421people (2011) - 222households - 76.0%literacy - 963females per 1,000 males ## Chhot Ambana PIN code and other codes Chhot Ambana falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatBaraambona - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362102 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhot Ambana from nearby towns? - Nirsa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)25 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 Chhot Ambana? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Chhot Ambana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baliapur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Baliapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 13 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 Chhot Ambana known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 325 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 Chhot Ambana Of every 100 households in Chhot Ambana in 2011, 46 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chhot Ambana · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****46%** **79% Toilet within the home ****3%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****5%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **37% Use banking services ****47%** **53% Television ****37%** **47% Mobile phone ****37%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **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 Chhot Ambana? ■ Chhot Ambana · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1097** **945 Working population ****36.0%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.9% for men and 58.2% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 176 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 169 (33%) · **■** Marginal 132 (26%) 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 - Rajpura1,445 people - Ratanpur1,435 people - Heriajam1,433 people - Barabari1,430 people - Ramgameta1,402 people - Jaypur1,401 people - Jaspur1,399 people - Khashuri1,381 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chhot Ambana from Dhanbad?25 km by road - What is the population of Chhot Ambana?1,421 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhot Ambana in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Chhot Ambana?76.0% (Census 2011)