# Ratanpur Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/ratanpur/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Ratanpur Ratanpur is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,435 people in 257 households**, the 66th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,435people (2011) - 257households - 48.0%literacy - 926females per 1,000 males ## Ratanpur PIN code and other codes Ratanpur falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - Gram panchayatPalarpur - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362042 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ratanpur from nearby towns? - Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)40 km by road - Chirkunda (nearest town)20 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 Ratanpur? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ratanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 college10+ km · Mathan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobindpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Ratanpur known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 22% of the 201 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 Ratanpur Of every 100 households in Ratanpur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Ratanpur · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **79% Toilet within the home ****1%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****1%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **37% Use banking services ****71%** **53% Television ****42%** **47% Mobile phone ****48%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****13%** **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 Ratanpur? ■ Ratanpur · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706** **945 Working population ****43.7%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 61.8% for men and 34.0% for women. 53% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 72 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (5%) · **■** Other work 126 (20%) · **■** Marginal 395 (63%) 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 - Sanolapur1,479 people - Sanbaid1,475 people - Baruigara1,452 people - Rajpura1,445 people - Heriajam1,433 people - Barabari1,430 people - Chhot Ambana1,421 people - Ramgameta1,402 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Ratanpur from Dhanbad?40 km by road - What is the population of Ratanpur?1,435 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ratanpur in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Ratanpur?48.0% (Census 2011)