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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Pratapidi

Pratapidi is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **496 people in 112 households**, the 170th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 496people (2011)
- 112households
- 52.4%literacy
- 797females per 1,000 males

## Pratapidi PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSonbad
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362055

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

## How far is Pratapidi from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)35 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 Pratapidi?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Podhardih
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobindpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pratapidi known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 15% of the 33 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 Pratapidi

Of every 100 households in Pratapidi in 2011, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pratapidi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**79%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%**

**37%

Use banking services ****39%**

**53%

Television ****66%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**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 Pratapidi?

■ Pratapidi · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****797**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**945

Working population ****51.8%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 40.5% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 113 (44%)

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

- Baidyanathpur529 people
- Barbendya523 people
- Maradi523 people
- Basudebpur501 people
- Layadi488 people
- Jenra461 people
- Paktarya457 people
- Durlabhadi455 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pratapidi from Dhanbad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Pratapidi?496 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pratapidi in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Pratapidi?52.4% (Census 2011)