# Ward 9, Chirkunda (Dhanbad, Jharkhand) – Population & Literacy

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Census ward · Chirkunda, Jharkhand 

# Ward 9, Chirkunda

Ward 9 of Chirkunda, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, had **2,293 people in 396 households** at the 2011 Census — the 10th most populous of 20 census wards. Literacy was 90.5%, above the town average of 77.6%.

- 2,293people (2011)
- 396households
- 10 of 20by population
- 90.5%literacy

## What is the population of Ward 9, Chirkunda?

■ Ward 9 · ■ Chirkunda average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**77.6%

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

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**881

Working population ****27.3%**

**29.2%

### Work

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**■** Services, trade & industry 542 (87%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Farming 3 (0%) · **■** Marginal 65 (10%)

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 9

Of every 100 households in Ward 9 in 2011, 95 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ward 9 · ■ Chirkunda average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**40%

Tap water ****60%**

**64%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**2%

Use banking services ****68%**

**65%

Television ****70%**

**71%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**20%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****87%**

**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 61,205 people
- Ward 71,425 people
- Ward 83,288 people
- Ward 103,865 people
- Ward 113,842 people
- Ward 122,332 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 9, Chirkunda?2,293 people in 396 households (Census 2011)