Village · Aalo, West Siang
# Darka

Darka is a village in Aalo sub-district of West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,087 people in 195 households, the 2nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.5%.
- 1,087 people (2011)
- 195 households
- 45.2% literacy
- 1,074 females per 1,000 males

## Darka PIN code and other codes

Darka falls in Aalo sub-district, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh.
- Community development block Aalo East
- Census village code 263605

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Darka from nearby towns?
- Aalo (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Aalo (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Aalo (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Darka?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Darka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Aalo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kamki
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daporijo
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darka known for?

The main crops are ginger, potato and paddy. Products made here include bolup, lungi and upo.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Darka

Of every 100 households in Darka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 23 a car.

■ Darka · ■ Aalo rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 83%
- Toilet within the home 100% 88%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 10%
- Tap water 100% 97%
- Drinking water within premises 69% 43%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 15%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 85%
- Use banking services 100% 69%
- Television 59% 51%
- Mobile phone 83% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 44% 34%
- Car / jeep / van 23% 10%
- None of these assets 10% 23%
- Own their home 99% 84%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Darka?

■ Darka · ■ Aalo rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 45.2% 62.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1074 1000
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 951
- Working population 52.6% 46.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 39.7% for women. 52% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 509 (89%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 53 (9%) · ■ Marginal 4 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Aalo
- Kombo Tarsu Mobuk 1,105 people
- Pakam 856 people
- Logum Jini 831 people
- Tadin 706 people
- Yeggo 664 people

All 46 villages in Aalo

## Quick answers
- How far is Darka from Aalo? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Darka? 1,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darka in? West Siang district (Aalo sub-district), Arunachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darka? 45.2% (Census 2011)

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