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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Kanjidi

Kanjidi is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **711 people in 128 households**, the 143rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 711people (2011)
- 128households
- 64.2%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Kanjidi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatAsanliya
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362124

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

## How far is Kanjidi from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)20 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 Kanjidi?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Keliasol
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Kanjidi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 7% of the 136 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 Kanjidi

Of every 100 households in Kanjidi in 2011, 44 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanjidi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**86%

Tap water ****10%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**37%

Use banking services ****29%**

**53%

Television ****19%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Kanjidi?

■ Kanjidi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838**

**945

Working population ****50.2%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 52% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (11%) · **■** Other work 271 (76%) · **■** Marginal 43 (12%)

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

- Makunddi748 people
- Baidpur740 people
- Padyang724 people
- Birajbhanrahapur716 people
- Tulushibhita709 people
- Chhagaliya685 people
- Sana685 people
- Simuldanga669 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kanjidi from Dhanbad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kanjidi?711 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanjidi in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kanjidi?64.2% (Census 2011)