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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Garga

Garga is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 292 households**, the 57th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,586people (2011)
- 292households
- 57.2%literacy
- 1,041females per 1,000 males

## Garga PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code361937

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

## How far is Garga from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)47 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)40 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 Garga?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bainagaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bainagaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devlo
- ○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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Garga known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 10% of the 472 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 Garga

Of every 100 households in Garga in 2011, 39 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garga · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**37%

Use banking services ****27%**

**53%

Television ****5%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Garga?

■ Garga · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1220**

**945

Working population ****48.7%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 45.4% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 365 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 383 (50%)

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

- Bandrabad1,674 people
- Tetulia1,666 people
- Tiltoria1,659 people
- Palarpur1,598 people
- Elakend1,574 people
- Simuldan1,557 people
- Kamaliya1,538 people
- Panredi1,489 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Garga from Dhanbad?47 km by road
- What is the population of Garga?1,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garga in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Garga?57.2% (Census 2011)