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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Paktarya

Paktarya is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **457 people in 95 households**, the 173rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 457people (2011)
- 95households
- 81.8%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Paktarya PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatUbchuria
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362037

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

## How far is Paktarya from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)38 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)17 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 Paktarya?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Paktarya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 25% of the 79 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 Paktarya

Of every 100 households in Paktarya in 2011, 92 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paktarya · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**37%

Use banking services ****86%**

**53%

Television ****81%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**13%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Paktarya?

■ Paktarya · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**945

Working population ****37.0%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 75.5% for women. 56% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (21%) · **■** Marginal 44 (26%)

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

- Basudebpur501 people
- Pratapidi496 people
- Layadi488 people
- Jenra461 people
- Durlabhadi455 people
- Nayadi451 people
- Madhraydi441 people
- Churuinala429 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Paktarya from Dhanbad?38 km by road
- What is the population of Paktarya?457 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paktarya in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Paktarya?81.8% (Census 2011)