Nirsa

Nirsa
Census Town
Nirsa Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Nirsa Nirsa (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°47′11″N86°42′17″E / 23.7864°N 86.7046°E / 23.7864; 86.7046 Coordinates: 23°47′11″N86°42′17″E / 23.7864°N 86.7046°E / 23.7864; 86.7046
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
CD block	Nirsa
Government
• Type	Representative democracy
Area
• Total	2.598 km2 (1.003 sq mi)
Elevation	139 m (456 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	14,794
• Density	5,700/km2 (15,000/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Hindi Bengali
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	828205
Vehicle registration	JH 10
Lok Sabha constituency	Dhanbad
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Nirsa
Website	dhanbad.nic.in

Nirsa is a census town in Nirsa CD block in the Dhanbad Sadar subdivision of Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Geography

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Cities, towns and locations in the eastern portion of Dhanbad Sadar subdivision in Dhanbad district
M: Municipality, CT: census town, N: neighbourhood, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam, P: Power Plant
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Nirsa is located at 23°47′N86°43′E / 23.78°N 86.72°E / 23.78; 86.72 . ^[1] It has an average elevation of 139 metres (456 ft).

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. 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. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Police station

Nirsa police station serves Nirsa CD Block. ^[5]

CD block Headquarters

Headquarters of Nirsa CD block is at Nirsa. ^[6]

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Nirsa had a total population of 14,794 of which 7,752 (52%) were males and 7,042 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,882. The total number of literates in Nirsa was 10,199 (78.99% of the population over 6 years). ^[7]

As of 2001 ^[update] India census, ^[8] Nirsa had a population of 13,903. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Nirsa has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 76%, and female literacy is 65%. In Nirsa, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

Nirsa has an area of 2.598 km². It is 20 km from the district headquarters Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Thapar Nagar 2.5 km away. Buses are available in the town. It has 7 km roads and both covered and open drains. The two major sources of protected water supply are uncovered wells and tap water from treated sources. There are 2,414 domestic electric connections and 400 road light points. Amongst the medical facilities it has 2 hospitals with 23 beds and 4 medicine shops. Amongst the educational facilities, it has 5 primary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school and 1 general degree college. Amongst the recreational and cultural facilities it has 1 stadium, 1 cinema theatre and 1 auditorium/ community hall. It has the branch offices of 2 nationalised banks, 1 cooperative bank, 1 agricultural credit society and 1 non-agricultural credit society. It is a centre for hard coke production. ^[9]

Economy

As per ECL website telephone numbers, operational collieries in the Mugma Area of Eastern Coalfields in 2018 are: Badjna Colliery, Bermury OCP, Chapapur Colliery, Gopinathpur Colliery, Hariajam Colliery, Kumardhubi Colliery, Khoodia Colliery, Kapasara Colliery, Lakhimata Colliery, Mandman Colliery, Rajpura OCP and Shampur B. Coal mining is a major part of the local economy. ^[10]

Transport

Nirsa is on the National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road. ^[11]

Education

Koylanchal Sanjay Gandhi Memorial (KSGM) College was established at Nirsa in 1980. Affiliated with the Binod Bihari Mahto Koylanchal University, it offers honours and pass/fail courses in arts, science and commerce subjects.^{[ citation needed ]}

KSGM Inter College is a co-educational institution at Nirsa.

SSKBC High School was established at Bhamal in 1957. It is a Hindi-medium coeducational secondary school having facilities for teaching in classes IX and X. ^[12]

References

1. Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Nirsa
2. "District Census Handbook Dhanbad" (PDF). Series 21, Part XIIA, pages 4-5, 5-6, 8. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
3. "Area". Bharat Coking Coal Limited. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
4. "Area-wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Number". Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
5. "Dhanbad – Welcome to the Coal Capital of India". Administrative Structure of Dhanbad District – List of Thana and Outpost of Dhanbad Outpost. Jharkhand Government. Archived from the original on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
6. "District Census Handbook 2011 Series 21 Part XIIB" (PDF). Map on Page 3. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
7. "2011 Census C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". Jharkhand – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
8. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
9. "District Census Handbook, Dhanbad, 2011, Series 21, Part XII A" (PDF). Pages 639-664 Statements. Directorate of Census Operations, Jharkhand. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
10. "Area-wise Closed User Group (CUG) Telephone Numbers" (PDF). Mugma Area. Eastern Coalfields Limited. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
11. Google maps
12. "S.S.K.B.C. High School". School Square. Retrieved 15 June 2019.