# Darakharika Village, Kunkuri, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Kunkuri, Jashpur 

# Darakharika

Darakharika is a village in Kunkuri sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496225**. The 2011 Census counted **1,154 people in 243 households**, the 25th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 1,154people (2011)
- 243households
- 66.5%literacy
- 496225PIN code

## Darakharika PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darakharika is 496225.** Darakharika falls in Kunkuri sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496225
- Gram panchayatDarakharika
- Community development blockKunkuri
- Census village code434027

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

## How far is Darakharika from nearby towns?

- Kunkuri (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (nearest town)65 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 Darakharika?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Darakharika; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narayanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kunkuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jashpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Darakharika known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and niger**. About 45% of the 488 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Darakharika

Of every 100 households in Darakharika in 2011, 24 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darakharika · ■ Kunkuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****69%**

**51%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Darakharika?

■ Darakharika · ■ Kunkuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**965

Working population ****75.7%**

**60.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.8% for men and 53.9% for women. 76% of men and 75% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (5%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 569 (65%)

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 Kunkuri

- Narayanpur1,221 people
- Sendrimunda1,180 people
- Pharsakani1,172 people
- Raikera1,172 people
- Khari Jhariya1,103 people
- Rajauti1,080 people
- Bardand1,079 people
- Khutgaon1,045 people

[All 90 villages in Kunkuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/kunkuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darakharika?496225
- How far is Darakharika from Jashpur Nagar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Darakharika?1,154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darakharika in?Jashpur district (Kunkuri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Darakharika?66.5% (Census 2011)