# Ward 12, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 12, Chirkunda

Ward 12 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **2,332 people in 452 households** at the 2011 Census — the 9th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 88.3%, above the town average of 77.6%.

- 2,332people (2011)
- 452households
- 9 of 20by population
- 88.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 12, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 12 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.3%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**881

Working population ****32.1%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 613 (82%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Farming 20 (3%) · **■** Marginal 107 (14%)

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 12

Of every 100 households in Ward 12 in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Ward 12 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**40%

Tap water ****75%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%**

**20%

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

**2%

Use banking services ****80%**

**65%

Television ****74%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

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

**14%

Own their home ****74%**

**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 92,293 people
- Ward 103,865 people
- Ward 113,842 people
- Ward 133,079 people
- Ward 141,611 people
- Ward 151,456 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 12, Chirkunda?2,332 people in 452 households (Census 2011)