# Kesharkural Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/kesharkural/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Kesharkural Kesharkural is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,376 people in 239 households**, the 74th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,376people (2011) - 239households - 70.6%literacy - 828204PIN code ## Kesharkural PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kesharkural is 828204.** Kesharkural falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828204 - Gram panchayatKalimati - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362163 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kesharkural from nearby towns? - Nirsa (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)33 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 Kesharkural? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kesharkural; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maithan - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhanbad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Kesharkural 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 Kesharkural Of every 100 households in Kesharkural in 2011, 95 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kesharkural · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **79% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **86% Tap water ****12%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%** **37% Use banking services ****63%** **53% Television ****53%** **47% Mobile phone ****41%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **13% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kesharkural? ■ Kesharkural · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **945 Working population ****40.3%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (26%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 148 (27%) · **■** Marginal 245 (44%) 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 - Ramgameta1,402 people - Jaypur1,401 people - Jaspur1,399 people - Khashuri1,381 people - Chhirudichand Raychak1,375 people - Madandi1,374 people - Bhalber1,363 people - Beliyad1,350 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kesharkural?828204 - How far is Kesharkural from Dhanbad?33 km by road - What is the population of Kesharkural?1,376 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kesharkural in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Kesharkural?70.6% (Census 2011)