Village · Dumri, Giridih
# Chandan Kurwa

Chandan Kurwa is a village in Dumri sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code 815306. The 2011 Census counted 520 people in 110 households, the 112th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.
- 520 people (2011)
- 110 households
- 57.1% literacy
- 815306 PIN code

## Chandan Kurwa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chandan Kurwa is 815306. Chandan Kurwa falls in Dumri sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 815306
- Gram panchayat Tegrakhurd
- Community development block Dumri
- Census village code 352710

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

## How far is Chandan Kurwa from nearby towns?
- Dumri (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ) 70 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town) 70 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chandan Kurwa?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Giridih
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dumri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chandan Kurwa known for?

The main crops are rice. Products made here include leaf plate. About 45% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chandan Kurwa

Of every 100 households in Chandan Kurwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chandan Kurwa · ■ Dumri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 54%
- Toilet within the home 1% 5%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 94%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 71%
- Use banking services 24% 59%
- Television 0% 19%
- Mobile phone 22% 60%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 49% 26%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Chandan Kurwa?

■ Chandan Kurwa · ■ Dumri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.1% 62.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1000 943
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1432 945
- Working population 30.0% 42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 42.1% for women. 40% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 8 (5%) · ■ Other work 3 (2%) · ■ Marginal 145 (93%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dumri
- Surhi 534 people
- Ambadih 525 people
- Bahadurpur 525 people
- Andhari 524 people
- Bhawanand Tilaia Bahiar 519 people
- Kakuriadih 519 people
- Ghujadih 490 people
- Majhladih 478 people

All 191 villages in Dumri

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chandan Kurwa? 815306
- How far is Chandan Kurwa from Giridih? 70 km by road
- What is the population of Chandan Kurwa? 520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandan Kurwa in? Giridih district (Dumri sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chandan Kurwa? 57.1% (Census 2011)

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