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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Patharkua

Patharkua is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828205**. The 2011 Census counted **2,607 people in 505 households**, the 15th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 2,607people (2011)
- 505households
- 62.4%literacy
- 828205PIN code

## Patharkua PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Patharkua is 828205.** Patharkua falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code828205
- Gram panchayatPathar Kuan
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362080

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

## How far is Patharkua from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)44 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 Patharkua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Patharkua; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 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)10 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 Patharkua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 5% of the 384 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 Patharkua

Of every 100 households in Patharkua in 2011, 62 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Patharkua · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**37%

Use banking services ****26%**

**53%

Television ****37%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**19%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Patharkua?

■ Patharkua · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904**

**945

Working population ****32.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 46.9% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 193 (23%) · **■** Marginal 608 (72%)

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

- Madanpur2,739 people
- Sijua2,700 people
- Benagaria2,667 people
- Bhalgori2,611 people
- Dumurya2,581 people
- Badhna2,532 people
- Pirrahat2,523 people
- Debiana2,510 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 Patharkua?828205
- How far is Patharkua from Dhanbad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Patharkua?2,607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Patharkua in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Patharkua?62.4% (Census 2011)