# Gugitapa Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/gugitapa/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Gugitapa Gugitapa is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,752 people in 319 households**, the 47th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,752people (2011) - 319households - 60.0%literacy - 1,032females per 1,000 males ## Gugitapa PIN code and other codes Gugitapa falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatBenagaria - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code361945 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gugitapa from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)39 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)38 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 Gugitapa? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gugitapa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn 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 bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Gugitapa known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 6% of the 319 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 Gugitapa Of every 100 households in Gugitapa in 2011, 72 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gugitapa · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **79% Toilet within the home ****0%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **37% Use banking services ****50%** **53% Television ****30%** **47% Mobile phone ****32%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Gugitapa? ■ Gugitapa · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015** **945 Working population ****47.8%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 44.5% for women. 53% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 79 (9%) · **■** Marginal 729 (87%) 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 - Kalimati1,832 people - Jamkudar1,831 people - Daldali1,811 people - Dahibari1,760 people - Morkara1,744 people - Dubhi1,723 people - Khokrapahari1,705 people - Belkupa1,703 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gugitapa from Dhanbad?39 km by road - What is the population of Gugitapa?1,752 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gugitapa in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Gugitapa?60.0% (Census 2011)