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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Josnadi

Josnadi is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **212 people in 43 households**, the 199th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 212people (2011)
- 43households
- 66.7%literacy
- 738females per 1,000 males

## Josnadi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMurkunda Vari
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362001

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

## How far is Josnadi from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)30 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 Josnadi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Josnadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Maithan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Josnadi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Josnadi

Of every 100 households in Josnadi in 2011, 94 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Josnadi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**12%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**37%

Use banking services ****88%**

**53%

Television ****76%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**13%

Own their home ****10%**

**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 Josnadi?

■ Josnadi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****738**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****429**

**945

Working population ****21.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 54.8% for women. 33% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 30 (67%) · **■** Marginal 15 (33%)

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

- Dhadkidi235 people
- Jhunia Pahari226 people
- Sarsa222 people
- Tapatanr218 people
- Lekara Pahari208 people
- Dhanbad203 people
- Dainkata197 people
- Ghutjoa191 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Josnadi from Dhanbad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Josnadi?212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Josnadi in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Josnadi?66.7% (Census 2011)