Chirkunda

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title: "Chirkunda" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-dhanbad-district"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chirkunda" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Chirkunda
settlement_type	City
pushpin_map	India Jharkhand#India3
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Jharkhand, India
coordinates
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	India
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Jharkhand
subdivision_type2	District
subdivision_name2	Dhanbad
established_title
government_type	Notified Area
unit_pref	Metric
population_total	45,508
population_as_of	2011
population_density_km2	auto
demographics_type1	Languages
demographics1_title1	Official
demographics1_info1	Hindi, Urdu
timezone1	IST
utc_offset1	+5:30
postal_code_type	PIN
postal_code	828202
area_code_type	Telephone code
area_code	06540
registration_plate	JH
website
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Geography

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Location

Chirkunda is located at .

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the area. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Overview

The region shown in the map is a part of the undulating uplands bustling with coalmines. While the Damodar flows along the southern boundary, the Barakar flows along the eastern boundary. Both the rivers form the boundary with West Bengal. Panchet Dam and Maithon Dam, along with their reservoirs, are prominently visible in the map. The entire area is covered in Nirsa (community development block). In Nirsa CD block 69% of the population live in rural areas and 31% live in urban areas. The official website of the district has announced the formation of two new CD blocks – Egarkund and Kaliasole, possibly carved out of Nirsa CD block. As of July 2019, there is no further information about the new CD blocks. BCCL operates Chanch/ Victoria Area partially within the region shown in the map. ECL operates Mugma Area fully within the region shown in the map.

Police station

Chirkunda police station serves Nirsa CD Block.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Chirkunda had a total population of 45,508 of which 23,772 (52%) were males and 21,736 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 5,791. The total number of literates in Chirkunda was 30,839 (77.65% of the population over 6 years).

India census, Chirkunda had a population of 39,121. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Chirkunda has an average literacy rate of 64%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; with male literacy of 71% and female literacy of 56%. 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Languages

Infrastructure

Chirkunda has an area of 13 km2. It is 45 km from the district headquarteres Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Kumardubi 10 km away. Buses are available in the town. It has 19 km roads and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are tap water from treated sources and uncovered wells. There are 8,028 domestic electric connections and 180 road light points. Amongst the medical facilities it has a hospital with 8 beds and 12 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 9 primary schools, 6 middle schools, 9 secondary schools, 3 senior secondary schools and 2 general degree colleges. Amongst the recreational facilities, it has 1 cinema theatre and 1 auditorium/ community hall. It had the branches of 5 nationalised banks and 1 non-agricultural credit society. It is a centre of the fire bricks industry and hard coke production.

Education

SHMS Inter Mahavidyalaya was established at Kumardubi in 1979. It is a private co-educational institution.

SCPRP Inter Womens College is located at Nehru Road, Taldanga, Chirkunda. BSK College, Maithon, established in 1966, is a Constituent Unit of Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh. It is located on the main road.

Transportation

Chirkunda is well connected to various places.

Bus

to Tata, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Purulia, Kolkata (From Barakar 1 km away), Durgapur (From Barakar 1 km away), Asansol (From Barakar 20 km away) and Burdwan (From Barakar 1 km away)

Train

Connected by Grand Chord Section of the Asansol - Mughalsarai (Eastern Railway) Nearest Station - Kumardhubi (1 km) followed by Barakar (2.5 km)

Major Express and Super Fast Train which halt at Kumardhubi are Coal Field Express, Black Diamond Express, Vananchal Express, Patliputra Express, Dhanbad–Howrah Double Decker SuperFast Express, Jammu Tawi Express, Shaktipunj Express, Maurya Express, Dumka–Ranchi Intercity Express. Passenger Trains are also available.

References

"District Census Handbook Dhanbad". Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand.
"Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited.
"Area-wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Number". Eastern Coalfields Limited.
"Dhanbad – Welcome to the Coal Capital of India". Jharkhand Government.
"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.
"Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India.
[https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-16T/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2000.XLSX 2011 census data] censusindia.gov.in
"District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A". Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand..
"S.H.M.S. Inter Mahavidyalaya, Kumardhubi". Schools World.
"SCPRP Inter Womens College". Ask Laila.

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