About Nirsa
Nirsa is a census town in Nirsa CD Block in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
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).
Nirsa has an area of 2.598 km2. It is 20 km from the district headquarters of Dhanbad. There is a railway station at Thapar Nagar 2.5 km away. 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. Buses are available in the town. Hindi is the official language. The Damodar flows along the southern boundary, the Barakar flows along the eastern boundary. Both the rivers form the boundary with West Bengal.
Source: Wikipedia
