# Darkha Village, Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islamnagar Aliganj, Jamui 

# Darkha

Darkha is a village in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar, PIN code **811301**. The 2011 Census counted **3,943 people in 730 households**, the 6th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%.

- 3,943people (2011)
- 730households
- 65.6%literacy
- 811301PIN code

## Darkha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darkha is 811301.** Darkha falls in Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- PIN code811301
- Gram panchayatDarkha
- Community development blockIslamnagar Aliganj
- Census village code258570

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Darkha from nearby towns?

- Islamnagar Aliganj (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)34 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)34 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Darkha?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Darkha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 249 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Darkha

Of every 100 households in Darkha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darkha · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**73%

Tap water ****13%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**94%

Use banking services ****43%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**39%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Darkha?

■ Darkha · ■ Islamnagar Aliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**58.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**955

Working population ****41.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.6% for men and 54.3% for women. 51% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 380 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 677 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 228 (14%) · **■** Marginal 340 (21%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Islamnagar Aliganj

- Islamnagar7,393 people
- Arha6,548 people
- Dinnagar6,351 people
- Kaiar5,570 people
- Dighaut3,843 people
- Mirzaganj3,638 people
- Chaurasa3,416 people
- Pursanda3,301 people

[All 69 villages in Islamnagar Aliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/islamnagar-aliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darkha?811301
- How far is Darkha from Jamui?34 km by road
- What is the population of Darkha?3,943 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkha in?Jamui district (Islamnagar Aliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Darkha?65.6% (Census 2011)
