# Gagna Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/gagna/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Gagna Gagna is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,682 people in 299 households**, the 52nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,682people (2011) - 299households - 63.8%literacy - 828207PIN code ## Gagna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gagna is 828207.** Gagna falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828207 - Gram panchayatKalimati - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362166 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gagna from nearby towns? - Nirsa (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)36 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)9 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 Gagna? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gagna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maithan - ○Degree college10+ km · Junkudar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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 Gagna known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Gagna Of every 100 households in Gagna in 2011, 98 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Gagna · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **79% Toilet within the home ****30%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **86% Tap water ****59%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **37% Use banking services ****54%** **53% Television ****54%** **47% Mobile phone ****45%** **49% Computer with internet ****11%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **13% Own their home ****71%** **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 Gagna? ■ Gagna · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **945 Working population ****39.1%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 45.8% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 475 (72%) · **■** Marginal 168 (26%) 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 - Morkara1,744 people - Dubhi1,723 people - Khokrapahari1,705 people - Belkupa1,703 people - Bandrabad1,674 people - Tetulia1,666 people - Tiltoria1,659 people - Palarpur1,598 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gagna?828207 - How far is Gagna from Dhanbad?36 km by road - What is the population of Gagna?1,682 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gagna in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gagna?63.8% (Census 2011)