Village · Nagaruntari, Garhwa
# Ahirpurwa

Ahirpurwa is a village in Nagaruntari sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822121. The 2011 Census counted 1,866 people in 367 households, the 17th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.4%.
- 1,866 people (2011)
- 367 households
- 66.9% literacy
- 822121 PIN code

## Ahirpurwa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ahirpurwa is 822121. Ahirpurwa falls in Nagaruntari sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822121
- Gram panchayat Ahirpurwa
- Community development block Nagaruntari
- Census village code 347477

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

## How far is Ahirpurwa from nearby towns?
- Nagaruntari (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ) 39 km by road
- Majhiaon (nearest town) 16 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Ahirpurwa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Ahirpurwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather 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 under 5 km · Nagaruntari
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Nagaruntari
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 8 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ahirpurwa known for?

The main crops are rice. About 68% of the 109 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Ahirpurwa

Of every 100 households in Ahirpurwa in 2011, 33 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ahirpurwa · ■ Nagaruntari rural average
- Electricity for lighting 33% 18%
- Toilet within the home 9% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 89%
- Tap water 1% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 23%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 95%
- Use banking services 40% 41%
- Television 11% 13%
- Mobile phone 38% 46%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 2%
- None of these assets 50% 30%
- Own their home 96% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ahirpurwa?

■ Ahirpurwa · ■ Nagaruntari rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.9% 62.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 908 930
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1021 961
- Working population 31.9% 38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 54.5% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (1%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 56 (9%) · ■ Marginal 522 (88%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Nagaruntari
- Bishunpur 2,311 people
- Jamua 2,281 people
- Koindi 2,206 people
- Narhi 2,101 people
- Adhaura 1,792 people
- Halwanta Kalan 1,770 people
- Kolhua 1,608 people
- Nasa Alias Jasa 1,569 people

All 78 villages in Nagaruntari

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ahirpurwa? 822121
- How far is Ahirpurwa from Garhwa? 39 km by road
- What is the population of Ahirpurwa? 1,866 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ahirpurwa in? Garhwa district (Nagaruntari sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ahirpurwa? 66.9% (Census 2011)

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