# Ward 5, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 5, Chirkunda

Ward 5 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **2,421 people in 430 households** at the 2011 Census — the 8th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the town average of 77.6%.

- 2,421people (2011)
- 430households
- 8 of 20by population
- 79.4%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 5, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 5 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834**

**881

Working population ****29.8%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 659 (91%) · **■** Household industry 19 (3%) · **■** Farming 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 42 (6%)

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 5

Of every 100 households in Ward 5 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ward 5 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**40%

Tap water ****81%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**2%

Use banking services ****52%**

**65%

Television ****64%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****18%**

**14%

Own their home ****79%**

**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 21,963 people
- Ward 32,472 people
- Ward 41,786 people
- Ward 61,205 people
- Ward 71,425 people
- Ward 83,288 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 5, Chirkunda?2,421 people in 430 households (Census 2011)