# Darkha Village, Amethi, Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Amethi, Sultanpur 

# Darkha

Darkha is a village in Amethi sub-district of Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,735 people in 283 households**, the 76th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%.

- 1,735people (2011)
- 283households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,029females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darkha

Of every 100 households in Darkha in 2011, 45 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Darkha · ■ Amethi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**86%

Tap water ****59%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**28%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****74%**

**81%

Television ****30%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Darkha?

■ Darkha · ■ Amethi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**71.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**912

Working population ****39.8%**

**35.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 59.3% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 145 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (13%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 156 (23%) · **■** Marginal 286 (41%)

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 Amethi

- Kanoo1,806 people
- Badla Pur1,801 people
- Sangapur1,771 people
- Gairik Pur1,754 people
- Khaunpur Buzurg1,717 people
- Korari Lachchan Shah1,717 people
- Himmatgarh1,715 people
- Kasaara1,685 people

[All 292 villages in Amethi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sultanpur/amethi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darkha?1,735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkha in?Sultanpur district (Amethi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darkha?72.2% (Census 2011)