# Ward 1, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 1, Chirkunda

Ward 1 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **2,190 people in 417 households** at the 2011 Census — the 11th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 69.3%, below the town average of 77.6%.

- 2,190people (2011)
- 417households
- 11 of 20by population
- 69.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 1, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 1 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.3%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**881

Working population ****27.4%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 530 (88%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 57 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Census wards were drawn for counting in 2011. Municipal ward boundaries may have changed since, so this ward number may not match today's municipal ward.

## Homes and amenities in Ward 1

Of every 100 households in Ward 1 in 2011, 89 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Ward 1 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**40%

Tap water ****80%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****1%**

**2%

Use banking services ****68%**

**65%

Television ****72%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****78%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other wards of Chirkunda

- Ward 21,963 people
- Ward 32,472 people
- Ward 41,786 people

[Full Chirkunda ward list (20 wards)](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/chirkunda/#wards)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Ward 1, Chirkunda?2,190 people in 417 households (Census 2011)