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

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Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad 

# Salgaria

Salgaria is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **780 people in 156 households**, the 135th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 780people (2011)
- 156households
- 61.1%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Salgaria PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSonbad
- Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code362062

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

## How far is Salgaria from nearby towns?

- Chirkunda (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town)10 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 Salgaria?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Luadi
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nirsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobindpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 7 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 Salgaria known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 100 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 Salgaria

Of every 100 households in Salgaria in 2011, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Salgaria · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****7%**

**37%

Use banking services ****76%**

**53%

Television ****70%**

**47%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

Own their home ****22%**

**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 Salgaria?

■ Salgaria · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**945

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 52.0% for women. 43% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (33%) · **■** Marginal 100 (39%)

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

- Palasia801 people
- Chainpur798 people
- Raghunathpur Alias Nepura796 people
- Laghata785 people
- Gabhla775 people
- Magurdi759 people
- Singpur749 people
- Makunddi748 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Salgaria from Dhanbad?35 km by road
- What is the population of Salgaria?780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salgaria in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Salgaria?61.1% (Census 2011)