# Pithakiyari Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/pithakiyari/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Pithakiyari Pithakiyari is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828205**. The 2011 Census counted **3,506 people in 698 households**, the 8th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 3,506people (2011) - 698households - 81.8%literacy - 828205PIN code ## Pithakiyari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pithakiyari is 828205.** Pithakiyari falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828205 - Gram panchayatPithakiari - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362014 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pithakiyari from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)32 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)12 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 Pithakiyari? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Pithakiyari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Heriajam - ○Degree college10+ km · Maithan - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 18 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 Pithakiyari known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 24% of the 46 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 Pithakiyari Of every 100 households in Pithakiyari in 2011, 93 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Pithakiyari · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **79% Toilet within the home ****41%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **86% Tap water ****20%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **37% Use banking services ****68%** **53% Television ****82%** **47% Mobile phone ****83%** **49% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **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 Pithakiyari? ■ Pithakiyari · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836** **945 Working population ****25.9%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 73.3% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 764 (84%) · **■** Marginal 117 (13%) 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 - Kapasara4,138 people - Urma3,880 people - Ankduara3,802 people - Chanch3,565 people - Bar Ambana3,376 people - Ubchuria2,914 people - Madanpur2,739 people - Sijua2,700 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 Pithakiyari?828205 - How far is Pithakiyari from Dhanbad?32 km by road - What is the population of Pithakiyari?3,506 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pithakiyari in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Pithakiyari?81.8% (Census 2011)