# Dhanbad Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand)

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Dhanbad

Dhanbad is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **203 people in 42 households**, the 201st largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 203people (2011)
- 42households
- 70.6%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Dhanbad PIN code and other codes

Dhanbad falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKhushri
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362056

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhanbad from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dhanbad?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanbad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Udaypur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Podhardih
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Deoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhanbad known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 1% of the 38 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dhanbad

Of every 100 households in Dhanbad in 2011, 100 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanbad · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

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

**37%

Use banking services ****66%**

**53%

Television ****78%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dhanbad?

■ Dhanbad · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1300**

**945

Working population ****29.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 11 (18%) · **■** Other work 17 (28%) · **■** Marginal 32 (53%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

- Sarsa222 people
- Tapatanr218 people
- Josnadi212 people
- Lekara Pahari208 people
- Dainkata197 people
- Ghutjoa191 people
- Satkanali182 people
- Chhatabar178 people

[All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanbad from Dhanbad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanbad?203 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanbad in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanbad?70.6% (Census 2011)