Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad
# Dhadkidi

Dhadkidi is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 235 people in 48 households, the 195th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.
- 235 people (2011)
- 48 households
- 84.0% literacy
- 850 females per 1,000 males

## Dhadkidi PIN code and other codes

Dhadkidi falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.
- Gram panchayat Badhna
- Community development block Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code 362015

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dhadkidi from nearby towns?
- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dhadkidi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhadkidi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nirsa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Maithan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Devli
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhadkidi known for?

The main crops are rice. About 0% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dhadkidi

Of every 100 households in Dhadkidi in 2011, 98 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhadkidi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 98% 79%
- Toilet within the home 27% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 86%
- Tap water 16% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 38% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 31% 37%
- Use banking services 71% 53%
- Television 49% 47%
- Mobile phone 64% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 24% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 13% 13%
- Own their home 84% 88%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhadkidi?

■ Dhadkidi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.0% 65.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 850 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 750 945
- Working population 27.2% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 76.3% for women. 44% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 1 (2%) · ■ Other work 61 (95%) · ■ Marginal 2 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Durgapur 278 people
- Begunbari 263 people
- Chakalta 257 people
- Dulhapani 243 people
- Jhunia Pahari 226 people
- Sarsa 222 people
- Tapatanr 218 people
- Josnadi 212 people

All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

## Quick answers
- How far is Dhadkidi from Dhanbad? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Dhadkidi? 235 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhadkidi in? Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhadkidi? 84.0% (Census 2011)

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