# Ward 16, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 16, Chirkunda

Ward 16 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **1,131 people in 233 households** at the 2011 Census — the 20th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the town average of 77.6%.

- 1,131people (2011)
- 233households
- 20 of 20by population
- 79.2%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 16, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 16 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**881

Working population ****33.2%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 304 (81%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 58 (15%)

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 16

Of every 100 households in Ward 16 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Ward 16 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**40%

Tap water ****54%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**46%

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

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****3%**

**2%

Use banking services ****71%**

**65%

Television ****81%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**20%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**14%

Own their home ****73%**

**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 133,079 people
- Ward 141,611 people
- Ward 151,456 people
- Ward 173,090 people
- Ward 182,441 people
- Ward 191,853 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 16, Chirkunda?1,131 people in 233 households (Census 2011)