# Salukchapra Village, Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/salukchapra/ Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad # Salukchapra Salukchapra is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, PIN code **828201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,265 people in 411 households**, the 28th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 2,265people (2011) - 411households - 82.1%literacy - 828201PIN code ## Salukchapra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salukchapra is 828201.** Salukchapra falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. - PIN code828201 - Gram panchayatSalukchapra - Community development blockNirsa-Cum-Chirkunda - Census village code362109 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salukchapra from nearby towns? - Nirsa (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dhanbad (district HQ)24 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 Salukchapra? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Salukchapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baliapur - ○Degree college10+ km · Baliapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)7 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 Salukchapra known for? The main crops are **rice**. About 3% of the 364 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 Salukchapra Of every 100 households in Salukchapra in 2011, 65 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Salukchapra · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **79% Toilet within the home ****24%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **12% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **37% Use banking services ****66%** **53% Television ****49%** **47% Mobile phone ****50%** **49% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **13% Own their home ****99%** **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 Salukchapra? ■ Salukchapra · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****861** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **945 Working population ****35.6%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 73.7% for women. 50% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 31 (4%) · **■** Other work 241 (30%) · **■** Marginal 471 (58%) 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 - Patlabari2,356 people - Dhabari2,306 people - Barmuri2,293 people - Gunduba2,274 people - Jolhadi2,256 people - Ramkanali2,202 people - Bhurkunrabari2,148 people - Jamdahi2,137 people [All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/nirsa-cum-chirkunda/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salukchapra?828201 - How far is Salukchapra from Dhanbad?24 km by road - What is the population of Salukchapra?2,265 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salukchapra in?Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Salukchapra?82.1% (Census 2011)