# Darkana Village, Chainpur, Gumla (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Chainpur, Gumla 

# Darkana

Darkana is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code **835206**. The 2011 Census counted **642 people in 126 households**, the 28th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 642people (2011)
- 126households
- 64.7%literacy
- 835206PIN code

## Darkana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darkana is 835206.** Darkana falls in Chainpur sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code835206
- Gram panchayatBamda
- Community development blockChainpur
- Census village code376105

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

## How far is Darkana from nearby towns?

- Gumla (sub-district HQ)70 km by road
- Gumla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Gumla (nearest town)70 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 Darkana?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Darkana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chainpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chainpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Darkana known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 43% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Darkana

Of every 100 households in Darkana in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darkana · ■ Chainpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****72%**

**67%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**21%

Own their home ****91%**

**95%

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 Darkana?

■ Darkana · ■ Chainpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**993

Working population ****46.9%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 53.0% for women. 45% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (5%) · **■** Marginal 286 (95%)

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 Chainpur

- Chhatarpur738 people
- Kutvan734 people
- Silfari732 people
- Simlabartoli664 people
- Bukma624 people
- Lupungpat614 people
- Karaku610 people
- Nadawal604 people

[All 85 villages in Chainpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/chainpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darkana?835206
- How far is Darkana from Gumla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Darkana?642 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkana in?Gumla district (Chainpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Darkana?64.7% (Census 2011)