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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Kuiri

Kuiri is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 226 households**, the 85th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,245people (2011)
- 226households
- 53.8%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Kuiri PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBara Ambona
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362105

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

## How far is Kuiri from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)25 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)25 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 Kuiri?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Kuiri; 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 school10+ km · Baliapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baliapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Kuiri known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 241 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 Kuiri

Of every 100 households in Kuiri in 2011, 55 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuiri · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**37%

Use banking services ****33%**

**53%

Television ****45%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**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 Kuiri?

■ Kuiri · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.8%**

**65.7%

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

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753**

**945

Working population ****28.6%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.8% for men and 37.9% for women. 43% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 233 (65%) · **■** Marginal 106 (30%)

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

- Dhura1,310 people
- Bajra Alias Khairkiari1,282 people
- Dambhuni1,274 people
- Hikimaral1,248 people
- Sindri1,239 people
- Kethardi1,228 people
- Kalubathan1,206 people
- Jaruadi1,189 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kuiri from Dhanbad?25 km by road
- What is the population of Kuiri?1,245 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuiri in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kuiri?53.8% (Census 2011)