# Laghata Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/laghata/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Laghata Laghata is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828205**. The 2011 Census counted **785 people in 159 households**, the 134th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 785people (2011) - 159households - 64.8%literacy - 828205PIN code ## Laghata PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Laghata is 828205.** Laghata falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828205 - Gram panchayatBhagabandh - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code361970 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Laghata from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)40 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)26 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 Laghata? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Laghata; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nirsa - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Laghata known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 4% of the 386 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 Laghata Of every 100 households in Laghata in 2011, 98 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Laghata · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **79% Toilet within the home ****1%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****3%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **37% Use banking services ****42%** **53% Television ****37%** **47% Mobile phone ****36%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **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 Laghata? ■ Laghata · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772** **945 Working population ****37.3%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 49.9% for women. 52% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (37%) · **■** Marginal 142 (48%) 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 - Bhursa810 people - Palasia801 people - Chainpur798 people - Raghunathpur Alias Nepura796 people - Salgaria780 people - Gabhla775 people - Magurdi759 people - Singpur749 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 Laghata?828205 - How far is Laghata from Dhanbad?40 km by road - What is the population of Laghata?785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Laghata in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Laghata?64.8% (Census 2011)