Village · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda, Dhanbad
# Sana

Sana is a village in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted 685 people in 144 households, the 146th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.
- 685 people (2011)
- 144 households
- 72.2% literacy
- 892 females per 1,000 males

## Sana PIN code and other codes

Sana falls in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.
- Gram panchayat Panra
- Community development block Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Census village code 362032

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sana from nearby towns?
- Nirsa (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Chirkunda (nearest town) 30 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sana?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Nirsa
- ○ Degree college 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 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 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 treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 15 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sana known for?

The main crops are rice. About 90% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sana

Of every 100 households in Sana in 2011, 99 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sana · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 79%
- Toilet within the home 1% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 86%
- Tap water 1% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 41% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 1% 37%
- Use banking services 40% 53%
- Television 37% 47%
- Mobile phone 50% 49%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 38% 19%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 21% 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 Sana?

■ Sana · ■ Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 72.2% 65.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 892 940
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 776 945
- Working population 30.4% 36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 57 (27%) · ■ Other work 150 (72%) · ■ Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda
- Birajbhanrahapur 716 people
- Kanjidi 711 people
- Tulushibhita 709 people
- Chhagaliya 685 people
- Simuldanga 669 people
- Punui Alias Kashitanr 668 people
- Luadi 658 people
- Junkudar 652 people

All 248 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda

## Quick answers
- How far is Sana from Dhanbad? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Sana? 685 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sana in? Dhanbad district (Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Sana? 72.2% (Census 2011)

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