# Ward 17, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 17, Chirkunda

Ward 17 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **3,090 people in 511 households** at the 2011 Census — the 4th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 81.3%, above the town average of 77.6%.

- 3,090people (2011)
- 511households
- 4 of 20by population
- 81.3%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 17, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 17 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**881

Working population ****28.0%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 675 (78%) · **■** Household industry 56 (6%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 134 (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 17

Of every 100 households in Ward 17 in 2011, 93 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 17 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**40%

Tap water ****79%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**20%

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

**2%

Use banking services ****59%**

**65%

Television ****69%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 141,611 people
- Ward 151,456 people
- Ward 161,131 people
- Ward 182,441 people
- Ward 191,853 people
- Ward 201,765 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 17, Chirkunda?3,090 people in 511 households (Census 2011)