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Durlabhadi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.
By population, Durlabhadi ranks #83 of 122 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Durlabhadi is a village of 455 people in 88 households (Census 2011) in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda block, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, the 83rd-largest of 122 villages in Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda block. Literacy is 64%, 7 points above the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 828205, served by Nirsa Chatti post office; the LGD village code is 361988. The sarpanch is PUSHPA KUMARI, and the village votes in Dumka assembly constituency, represented by MLA Basant Soren. The population is estimated at 536 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Birsingpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durlabhadi · this village | 455 | 64% | — |
| Birsingpur · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda | 2,456 | 60% | — |
| Kuwardih · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda | 1,138 | 57% | — |
| Mahatadi · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda | 591 | 51% | — |
| Ghutjoa · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda | 191 | 30% | — |
| Kanakberia · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda | 0 | — | — |
| Chakbir Singpur · Nirsa-Cum-Chirkunda | 0 | — | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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