Chirkunda Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Chirkunda is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda block of Dhanbad district. The Chirkunda city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,714 families residing in the Chirkunda city. The total population of Chirkunda is 45,508 out of which 23,772 are males and 21,736 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chirkunda is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chirkunda city is 5791 which is 13% of the total population. There are 3079 male children and 2712 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chirkunda is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chirkunda is 77.7%. Thus Chirkunda has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 83.66% and the female literacy rate is 71.1% in Chirkunda.

Chirkunda Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 8,714 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chirkunda Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chirkunda Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 5,791 3,079 2,712
Literacy 77.7% 72.8% 62.2%
Scheduled Caste 6,908 3,528 3,380
Scheduled Tribe 800 411 389
Illiterate 14,669 6,460 8,209

Caste-wise Population - Chirkunda

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Chirkunda.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 6,908 3,528 3,380
Schedule Tribe 800 411 389

Religion-wise Population - Chirkunda

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chirkunda is 36,382 which is 79.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chirkunda is 8,472 which is 18.62% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chirkunda as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 36,382 (79.95%) 19,036 17,346
Muslim 8,472 (18.62%) 4,403 4,069
Christian 268 (0.59%) 126 142
Sikh 328 (0.72%) 173 155
Buddhist 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Jain 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 51 (0.11%) 30 21

Literacy Rate - Chirkunda

The total literacy rate of Chirkunda was 77.65% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 30,839 literates, males were 17,312 while females were 13,527. Also the male literacy rate was 83.66% and the female literacy rate was 71.1% in Chirkunda.

  Chirkunda Jharkhand
Female 71.1% 55.42%
Male 83.66% 76.84%
Total 77.65% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Chirkunda

The Sex Ratio of Chirkunda is 914. Thus per every 1000 men there were 914 females in Chirkunda. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 914 ) of Chirkunda.

Child Population - Chirkunda

According to Census 2011, there were 5,791 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chirkunda. Out of which 3,079 were male while 2,712 were female.

Working Population - Chirkunda

In Chirkunda Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 13,295 were engaged in work activities. 86.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 13,295 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 76 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 11,520 10,459 1,061
Cultivators 72 60 12
Agriculture Labourer 76 65 11
Household Industries 374 330 44
Other Workers 10,998 10,004 994
Marginal Workers 1,775 1,317 458
Non Working 32,213 11,996 20,217

Chirkunda Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chirkunda is further divided into 20 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,190 60.2% 936
2 Ward No - 2 1,963 53.2% 886
3 Ward No - 3 2,472 44.6% 877
4 Ward No - 4 1,786 72.2% 914
5 Ward No - 5 2,421 68.9% 911
6 Ward No - 6 1,205 64.6% 963
7 Ward No - 7 1,425 73% 915
8 Ward No - 8 3,288 71.4% 935
9 Ward No - 9 2,293 81% 911
10 Ward No - 10 3,865 65.6% 896
11 Ward No - 11 3,842 68.3% 893
12 Ward No - 12 2,332 77.7% 899
13 Ward No - 13 3,079 84.7% 944
14 Ward No - 14 1,611 61.3% 939
15 Ward No - 15 1,456 71.5% 843
16 Ward No - 16 1,131 71.4% 904
17 Ward No - 17 3,090 70.6% 942
18 Ward No - 18 2,441 66.9% 915
19 Ward No - 19 1,853 63.1% 938
20 Ward No - 20 1,765 56.2% 942

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