# Darikalan Village, Barkagaon, Hazaribagh (Jharkhand)

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Village · Barkagaon, Hazaribagh 

# Darikalan

Darikalan is a village in Barkagaon sub-district of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, PIN code **825511**. The 2011 Census counted **3,401 people in 599 households**, the 6th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 3,401people (2011)
- 599households
- 63.7%literacy
- 825511PIN code

## Darikalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darikalan is 825511.** Darikalan falls in Barkagaon sub-district, Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code825511
- Community development blockBarkagaon
- Census village code368791

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

## How far is Darikalan from nearby towns?

- Hazaribagh (district HQ)31 km by road
- Hazaribagh (nearest town)31 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 Darikalan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Darikalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barkagaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Barkagaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hazaribagh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Darikalan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 3% of the 545 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Darikalan

Of every 100 households in Darikalan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darikalan · ■ Barkagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**55%

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

**11%

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

**89%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**20%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**37%

Use banking services ****49%**

**56%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**16%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Darikalan?

■ Darikalan · ■ Barkagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**929

Working population ****35.2%**

**38.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 52.5% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 213 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (6%) · **■** Marginal 829 (69%)

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 Barkagaon

- Badam7,015 people
- Harli5,723 people
- Sikri4,420 people
- Napokhurd3,443 people
- Sanrh3,197 people
- Ango2,997 people
- Langatu2,859 people
- Sirma2,839 people

[All 83 villages in Barkagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/hazaribagh/barkagaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darikalan?825511
- How far is Darikalan from Hazaribagh?31 km by road
- What is the population of Darikalan?3,401 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darikalan in?Hazaribagh district (Barkagaon sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Darikalan?63.7% (Census 2011)