# Darekhu Village, Varanasi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Varanasi, Varanasi 

# Darekhu

Darekhu is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,350 people in 761 households**, the 35th largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 5,350people (2011)
- 761households
- 73.0%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darekhu

Of every 100 households in Darekhu in 2011, 58 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Darekhu · ■ Varanasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**85%

Use banking services ****73%**

**75%

Television ****44%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**7%

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 Darekhu?

■ Darekhu · ■ Varanasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**883

Working population ****30.9%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.1% for men and 61.7% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 264 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (5%) · **■** Household industry 97 (6%) · **■** Other work 840 (51%) · **■** Marginal 367 (22%)

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 Varanasi

- Tikari5,431 people
- Marui5,413 people
- Vihana5,413 people
- Amini5,382 people
- Katari5,333 people
- Pisaur5,332 people
- Hathi5,266 people
- Nasiripur5,241 people

[All 864 villages in Varanasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darekhu?5,350 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darekhu in?Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Darekhu?73.0% (Census 2011)