# Ward 18, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 18, Chirkunda

Ward 18 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **2,441 people in 503 households** at the 2011 Census — the 7th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 74.6%, below the town average of 77.6%.

- 2,441people (2011)
- 503households
- 7 of 20by population
- 74.6%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 18, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 18 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.6%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****703**

**881

Working population ****29.9%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 589 (81%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Farming 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 132 (18%)

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 18

Of every 100 households in Ward 18 in 2011, 87 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Ward 18 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**40%

Tap water ****64%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**2%

Use banking services ****57%**

**65%

Television ****67%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**4%

None of these assets ****19%**

**14%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 151,456 people
- Ward 161,131 people
- Ward 173,090 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 18, Chirkunda?2,441 people in 503 households (Census 2011)