# Darkhuli Village, Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum (Jharkhand)

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Village · Chakulia, Purbi Singhbhum 

# Darkhuli

Darkhuli is a village in Chakulia sub-district of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **147 people in 30 households**, the 209th largest of 257 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 147people (2011)
- 30households
- 76.0%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Darkhuli PIN code and other codes

Darkhuli falls in Chakulia sub-district, Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSimdi
- Community development blockChakulia
- Census village code364294

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

## How far is Darkhuli from nearby towns?

- Chakulia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamshedpur (district HQ)95 km by road
- Chakulia (nearest town)15 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 Darkhuli?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bagduba
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chakulia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghatshila
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Darkhuli known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 35% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Darkhuli

Of every 100 households in Darkhuli in 2011, 66 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Darkhuli · ■ Chakulia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**65%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****38%**

**47%

Television ****14%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**0%

None of these assets ****7%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Darkhuli?

■ Darkhuli · ■ Chakulia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**959

Working population ****61.9%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.4% for men and 71.2% for women. 60% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 12 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 78 (86%)

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 Chakulia

- Pather Chakri155 people
- Kantaliya153 people
- Mayurnachni151 people
- Patharghati149 people
- Rangamatiya147 people
- Tulsibani145 people
- Kenddangri141 people
- Akhuya Para138 people

[All 269 villages in Chakulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/purbi-singhbhum/chakulia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Darkhuli from Jamshedpur?95 km by road
- What is the population of Darkhuli?147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkhuli in?Purbi Singhbhum district (Chakulia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Darkhuli?76.0% (Census 2011)