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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Hirbandh

Hirbandh is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **570 people in 118 households**, the 160th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 570people (2011)
- 118households
- 45.8%literacy
- 1,151females per 1,000 males

## Hirbandh PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGopalpur
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code361996

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

## How far is Hirbandh from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)45 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)7 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 Hirbandh?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Hirbandh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kumardubi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maithan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devli
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Hirbandh known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 37% of the 35 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 Hirbandh

Of every 100 households in Hirbandh in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hirbandh · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**37%

Use banking services ****34%**

**53%

Television ****27%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****37%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Hirbandh?

■ Hirbandh · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.8%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1151**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1581**

**945

Working population ****26.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 38.4% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 5 (3%) · **■** Marginal 144 (97%)

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

- Barajar608 people
- Bijaypur596 people
- Mahatadi591 people
- Charghara575 people
- Bhalpahari565 people
- Khanrapathar559 people
- Haraktarya556 people
- Nayadi540 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Hirbandh from Dhanbad?45 km by road
- What is the population of Hirbandh?570 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hirbandh in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Hirbandh?45.8% (Census 2011)