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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Dharampur

Dharampur is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **942 people in 165 households**, the 117th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 942people (2011)
- 165households
- 61.5%literacy
- 1,112females per 1,000 males

## Dharampur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRamgameta
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code361958

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

## How far is Dharampur from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)18 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 Dharampur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dharampur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Dharampur known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 3% of the 329 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 Dharampur

Of every 100 households in Dharampur in 2011, 29 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharampur · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****29%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**37%

Use banking services ****38%**

**53%

Television ****19%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Dharampur?

■ Dharampur · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.5%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1051**

**945

Working population ****34.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 47.0% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (11%) · **■** Other work 45 (14%) · **■** Marginal 145 (44%)

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

- Puyaladi977 people
- Pabayan969 people
- Bhalkhuria957 people
- Bandarchua944 people
- Kusumkanali932 people
- Polkara914 people
- Tentuliya905 people
- Gangpur898 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharampur from Dhanbad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dharampur?942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharampur in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dharampur?61.5% (Census 2011)