# Ward 8, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 8, Chirkunda

Ward 8 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **3,288 people in 617 households** at the 2011 Census — the 3rd most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 81.0%, above the town average of 77.6%.

- 3,288people (2011)
- 617households
- 3 of 20by population
- 81.0%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 8, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 8 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.0%**

**77.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**881

Working population ****28.8%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 783 (83%) · **■** Household industry 48 (5%) · **■** Farming 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 110 (12%)

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 8

Of every 100 households in Ward 8 in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ward 8 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**40%

Tap water ****85%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**20%

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

**2%

Use banking services ****58%**

**65%

Television ****66%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**20%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**14%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 52,421 people
- Ward 61,205 people
- Ward 71,425 people
- Ward 92,293 people
- Ward 103,865 people
- Ward 113,842 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 8, Chirkunda?3,288 people in 617 households (Census 2011)