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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Kulkunri

Kulkunri is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **629 people in 113 households**, the 153rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 629people (2011)
- 113households
- 77.5%literacy
- 861females per 1,000 males

## Kulkunri PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatShyampur
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362008

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

## How far is Kulkunri from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)31 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)13 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 Kulkunri?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nirsa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 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 Kulkunri known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 13% of the 76 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 Kulkunri

Of every 100 households in Kulkunri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kulkunri · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**14%

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

**5%

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

**37%

Use banking services ****0%**

**53%

Television ****53%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**13%

Own their home ****80%**

**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 Kulkunri?

■ Kulkunri · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**65.7%

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

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**945

Working population ****28.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 64.7% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 12 (7%) · **■** Other work 94 (53%) · **■** Marginal 63 (36%)

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

- Luadi658 people
- Junkudar652 people
- Bhalahit637 people
- Bishalpahari636 people
- Kanadi622 people
- Rangamati614 people
- Barajar608 people
- Bijaypur596 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Kulkunri from Dhanbad?31 km by road
- What is the population of Kulkunri?629 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kulkunri in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Kulkunri?77.5% (Census 2011)