# Ward 2, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 2, Chirkunda

Ward 2 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **1,963 people in 379 households** at the 2011 Census — the 12th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 62.4%, below the town average of 77.6%.

- 1,963people (2011)
- 379households
- 12 of 20by population
- 62.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 2, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 2 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**881

Working population ****26.6%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 379 (73%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Farming 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 123 (24%)

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 2

Of every 100 households in Ward 2 in 2011, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 2 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**40%

Tap water ****88%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**2%

Use banking services ****68%**

**65%

Television ****56%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

Own their home ****62%**

**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 12,190 people
- Ward 32,472 people
- Ward 41,786 people
- Ward 52,421 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 2, Chirkunda?1,963 people in 379 households (Census 2011)