In the state of Jharkhand one can easily come across Nirsa. It is the name of a census town. It lies in the district of Dhanbad of the same Indian state. Strategically it lies approximately at 23.78° N 86.72° E. It rises to a height of 139 meters or 456 feet above the mean sea level.

For identifying the characteristics of any town in India one needs to collect information about the demography of the particular town. In order to accomplish such an objective, eminent demographers are being employed for conducting surveys and inform people with demographical data of this Nirsa town. Regarding this, no one can deny the importance of the census report of a specific year. Being published in the year 2001 it throws light on certain aspects like literacy rates, population status etc. It is a relevant document, which helps any one to identify Nirsa`s demography in accurate manner. According to this report, Nirsa has got a total population counting of 13,903. Similar to many places of India, in Nirsa also males are more in number than their female residents. Thus male populace constitutes 54 %, while the population of females constitutes of 46 % only. In Nirsa, children who fall into the age group of less than six years constitute 14 % of the total population.

How much a town is developed can be easily identified by a thorough analysis of literacy rates of that specific town. Since Nirsa counts an average literacy rate of 64 %, it aids one to deduce the fact that development has occurred in that place. 59.5 percent is the average literacy rate of the entire nation. Difference also exists between male and female literacy rates. In Nirsa male literacy constitutes 72 %, which highlights that they are quite educated. However female literacy constitutes 55 % only.

Industrial growth also has taken place in the adjoining region of Nirsa `Hard coke plants based on coalmines`, and also few hydel power plants of Damodar Valley Corporation and Panchet are significant.

Access points of Nirsa also establish its connectivity with other places of the country. Airpor of Ranchi and Kumardubi Railway Station lie in vicinity. NH 2 passes through this Nirsa town.