# Darkaholi Village, Sarkaghat, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Sarkaghat, Mandi 

# Darkaholi

Darkaholi is a village in Sarkaghat sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **175024**. The 2011 Census counted **365 people in 84 households**, the 65th largest of 179 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.2%.

- 365people (2011)
- 84households
- 87.8%literacy
- 175024PIN code

## Darkaholi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darkaholi is 175024.** Darkaholi falls in Sarkaghat sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code175024
- Community development blockGopalpur
- Census village code013982

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

## How far is Darkaholi from nearby towns?

- Sarkaghat (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)49 km by road
- Sarkaghat (nearest town)12 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 Darkaholi?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Darkaholi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Siharal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sarkaghat
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Batai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Darkaholi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 67% of the 32 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Darkaholi

Of every 100 households in Darkaholi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Darkaholi · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**5%

Tap water ****99%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**62%

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

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**57%

Use banking services ****90%**

**95%

Television ****74%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****14%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Darkaholi?

■ Darkaholi · ■ Sarkaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**86.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**1075

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**817

Working population ****57.3%**

**61.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 82.8% for women. 58% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 67 (32%) · **■** Marginal 138 (66%)

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 Sarkaghat

- Dhagwani381 people
- Jhadyar381 people
- Panyahrwin381 people
- Dhan Rasi372 people
- Bagi358 people
- Chhataryana356 people
- Geryoh356 people
- Talangra355 people

[All 180 villages in Sarkaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sarkaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darkaholi?175024
- How far is Darkaholi from Mandi?49 km by road
- What is the population of Darkaholi?365 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkaholi in?Mandi district (Sarkaghat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darkaholi?87.8% (Census 2011)
