Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Rajpura Rajpura is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 1,445 people in 262 households, the 65th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,445 people (2011) - 262 households - 65.7% literacy - 958 females per 1,000 males ## Rajpura PIN code and other codes Rajpura falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayat Gopalpur - Community development block Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code 361994 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Rajpura from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ) 38 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Rajpura? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Rajpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kumardubi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Maithan - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Rajpura known for? The main crops are rice. About 37% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Rajpura Of every 100 households in Rajpura in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Rajpura · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average - Electricity for lighting 91% 79% - Toilet within the home 8% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 86% - Tap water 0% 12% - Drinking water within premises 8% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 4% 37% - Use banking services 73% 53% - Television 64% 47% - Mobile phone 61% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 23% 19% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 15% 13% - Own their home 100% 88% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Rajpura? ■ Rajpura · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.7% 65.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 958 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 978 945 - Working population 30.8% 36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 51% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 5 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 23 (5%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 71 (16%) · ■ Marginal 344 (77%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Panredi 1,489 people - Sanolapur 1,479 people - Sanbaid 1,475 people - Baruigara 1,452 people - Ratanpur 1,435 people - Heriajam 1,433 people - Barabari 1,430 people - Chhot Ambana 1,421 people All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda ## Quick answers - How far is Rajpura from Dhanbad? 38 km by road - What is the population of Rajpura? 1,445 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rajpura in? Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Rajpura? 65.7% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/rajpura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.