# Darkheda Village, Jawar, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/jawar/darkheda/ Village · Jawar, Sehore # Darkheda Darkheda is a village in Jawar sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,595 people in 308 households**, the 18th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 1,595people (2011) - 308households - 64.4%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Darkheda PIN code and other codes Darkheda falls in Jawar sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockAshta - Census village code483083 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darkheda from nearby towns? - Jawar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sehore (district HQ)63 km by road - Jawar (nearest town)7 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 Darkheda? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Darkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●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 · Jawar - ○Degree college10+ km · Ashta - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amlaha - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Darkheda known for? The main crops are **soyabean**. About 74% of the 618 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Darkheda Of every 100 households in Darkheda in 2011, 97 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Darkheda · ■ Jawar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **74% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **85% Tap water ****0%** **9% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **97% Use banking services ****82%** **70% Television ****25%** **24% Mobile phone ****71%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****17%** **40% Own their home ****99%** **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 Darkheda? ■ Darkheda · ■ Jawar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **928 Working population ****37.5%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.5% for men and 48.7% for women. 52% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 344 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (18%) · **■** Other work 47 (8%) · **■** Marginal 101 (17%) 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 Jawar - Khajuriya Jawar1,684 people - Arniya Gaji1,626 people - Gwala1,617 people - Tigariya1,611 people - Amla Majju1,567 people - Bamuliya Raimal1,520 people - Barchhapura1,504 people - Harniyagaon1,486 people [All 99 villages in Jawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/jawar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Darkheda from Sehore?63 km by road - What is the population of Darkheda?1,595 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darkheda in?Sehore district (Jawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Darkheda?64.4% (Census 2011)