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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Gabhla

Gabhla is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **775 people in 134 households**, the 136th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 775people (2011)
- 134households
- 52.1%literacy
- 1,147females per 1,000 males

## Gabhla PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGhaghra
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code361948

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

## How far is Gabhla from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)44 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)19 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 Gabhla?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gabhla; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Benagaria
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Govindpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Gabhla known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 9% of the 214 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 Gabhla

Of every 100 households in Gabhla in 2011, 54 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gabhla · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**37%

Use banking services ****49%**

**53%

Television ****20%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Gabhla?

■ Gabhla · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1147**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1091**

**945

Working population ****56.3%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 36.7% for women. 53% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (20%) · **■** Other work 21 (5%) · **■** Marginal 321 (74%)

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

- Chainpur798 people
- Raghunathpur Alias Nepura796 people
- Laghata785 people
- Salgaria780 people
- Magurdi759 people
- Singpur749 people
- Makunddi748 people
- Baidpur740 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gabhla from Dhanbad?44 km by road
- What is the population of Gabhla?775 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gabhla in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gabhla?52.1% (Census 2011)