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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Ramkanali

Ramkanali is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,202 people in 411 households**, the 30th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 2,202people (2011)
- 411households
- 63.5%literacy
- 1,050females per 1,000 males

## Ramkanali PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatRamkanali
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362065

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

## How far is Ramkanali from nearby towns?

- Nirsa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)28 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)22 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 Ramkanali?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Ramkanali; 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobindpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 11 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 Ramkanali known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 50% of the 305 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 Ramkanali

Of every 100 households in Ramkanali in 2011, 74 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Ramkanali · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%**

**37%

Use banking services ****48%**

**53%

Television ****47%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Ramkanali?

■ Ramkanali · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**945

Working population ****39.3%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 50.9% for women. 55% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 99 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 218 (25%) · **■** Marginal 534 (62%)

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

- Barmuri2,293 people
- Gunduba2,274 people
- Salukchapra2,265 people
- Jolhadi2,256 people
- Bhurkunrabari2,148 people
- Jamdahi2,137 people
- Ledaharia2,115 people
- Bhagaband2,087 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Ramkanali from Dhanbad?28 km by road
- What is the population of Ramkanali?2,202 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ramkanali in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ramkanali?63.5% (Census 2011)
