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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Chirudih is a village in Topchanchi mandal, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. It has a population of 999 across 187 households with a literacy rate of 60.2%. The village is located at coordinates 23.087°N, 85.580°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DWARIKA PRASAD MAHTO
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- LGD code
- 361354
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population
- 999
- Households
- 187
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Sex ratio
- 944 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 366
- Distance to district centre
- 160 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 146 km
- Distance to Ranchi
- 40 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 291 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gautamdhara · 30 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Bundu Municipal Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chirudih compares
By population, Chirudih ranks #36 of 114 villages in Topchanchi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.2%
Same as the mandal average
Chirudih60.2%
Topchanchi mandal60.2%
Dhanbad district64.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+20 vs mandal average
Chirudih944
Topchanchi mandal924
Household size
people per home
5.3
Same as the mandal average
Chirudih5.3
Topchanchi mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chirudih at a glance
Chirudih is a village of 999 people in 187 households (Census 2011) in Topchanchi block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 36th-largest of 114 villages in Topchanchi block. Literacy is 60%, about the same as the block average of 60% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. It lies 160 km from the Dhanbad district centre, 8 km from Tamar, the nearest town, 30 km from Gautamdhara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 828402, served by Topchanchi post office; the LGD village code is 361354. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bundu Municipal Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is DWARIKA PRASAD MAHTO, and the village votes in Jamtara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Irfan Ansari. The population is estimated at 1,211 in 2026, up 21% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chirudih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHANBAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- TANTRI
- Total area (ha)
- 90
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.1
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chirudih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chirudih
- LGD code
- 361354
- Pincode
- 828402
- Post office
- Topchanchi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 999
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,211
- Households
- 187
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 944
- Literacy rate
- 60.2%
- Coordinates
- 23.08663°N, 85.57976°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dumka
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jamtara
- Member of Parliament
- Nalin Soren
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Irfan Ansari
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DWARIKA PRASAD MAHTO
- Block / Mandal
- Topchanchi
Getting there
How to reach Chirudih
Distance to cities · straight line
- Ranchi40 kmcapital
- Kolkata291 km
- Hyderabad974 km
- Delhi1038 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGautamdhara30 km
- Hospital / PHCBundu Municipal Hospital8 km
- ATM / bankSBI & ATM31 km
- Petrol pumpJio BP Petroleum27 km
- CollegeKIM ground30 km
- Police stationPolice Station Kharsidag29 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 828402
- KharioTopchanchi mandal5,465 pop
- Rama KundaTopchanchi mandal4,297 pop
- ChitarpurTopchanchi mandal4,187 pop
- SingdahaTopchanchi mandal3,737 pop
- Bhuiya ChitroTopchanchi mandal3,295 pop
- Dumdumi Alias NarkopiTopchanchi mandal3,265 pop
- Sri RampurTopchanchi mandal3,191 pop
- ChaitaTopchanchi mandal3,109 pop
- MatariTopchanchi mandal3,103 pop
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- Chaita
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- Lokbad
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- Dhangi
- Tantri
- Gendanawadih
- Pradhan Khuta
- Ledatand
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- Naro
- Kamta
- Mohanpur
- Kherabera
- Brahmandiha
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- Pakarbera
- Belmi
- Fatehpur Alias Khantdih
- Dayabanspahar
- Chaurapatti
- Khurdih
- Bhaghmara
- Ledwadih
- Sidhabad
- Lachhmipur
- Asnasinagha
- Belatand
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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