# Heriajam Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/heriajam/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Heriajam Heriajam is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,433 people in 295 households**, the 67th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,433people (2011) - 295households - 80.2%literacy - 893females per 1,000 males ## Heriajam PIN code and other codes Heriajam falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatHeriajam - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362013 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Heriajam from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)30 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)10 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 Heriajam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Heriajam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Maithan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Heriajam known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 51% of the 42 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 Heriajam Of every 100 households in Heriajam in 2011, 89 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Heriajam · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **79% Toilet within the home ****52%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **86% Tap water ****19%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****5%** **37% Use banking services ****73%** **53% Television ****71%** **47% Mobile phone ****66%** **49% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **13% Own their home ****67%** **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 Heriajam? ■ Heriajam · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.2%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **945 Working population ****27.6%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 71.2% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 372 (94%) · **■** Marginal 15 (4%) 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 - Sanbaid1,475 people - Baruigara1,452 people - Rajpura1,445 people - Ratanpur1,435 people - Barabari1,430 people - Chhot Ambana1,421 people - Ramgameta1,402 people - Jaypur1,401 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Heriajam from Dhanbad?30 km by road - What is the population of Heriajam?1,433 (Census 2011) - Which district is Heriajam in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Heriajam?80.2% (Census 2011)