# Darkheda Village, Sindkhede, Dhule (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sindkhede, Dhule 

# Darkheda

Darkheda is a village in Sindkhede sub-district of Dhule district, Maharashtra, PIN code **425407**. The 2011 Census counted **859 people in 179 households**, the 107th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 859people (2011)
- 179households
- 74.3%literacy
- 425407PIN code

## Darkheda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darkheda is 425407.** Darkheda falls in Sindkhede sub-district, Dhule district, Maharashtra.

- PIN code425407
- Community development blockSindkhede
- Census village code526209

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?

- Sindkhede (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dhule (district HQ)39 km by road
- Dondaicha (nearest town)16 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?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Darkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shindakhede
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Shindakhede
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhule
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Darkheda known for?

About 86% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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, 84 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darkheda · ■ Sindkhede rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**60%

Tap water ****71%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**79%

Use banking services ****69%**

**49%

Television ****41%**

**38%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**38%

Own their home ****85%**

**87%

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 · ■ Sindkhede rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**855

Working population ****55.9%**

**51.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.9% for men and 67.7% for women. 55% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Sindkhede

- Sondale981 people
- Humbarde954 people
- Vani915 people
- Akkadse913 people
- Pimparkheda848 people
- Nishane846 people
- Zirwe842 people
- Vikhurle839 people

[All 141 villages in Sindkhede](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/dhule/sindkhede/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darkheda?425407
- How far is Darkheda from Dhule?39 km by road
- What is the population of Darkheda?859 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkheda in?Dhule district (Sindkhede sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Darkheda?74.3% (Census 2011)