# Darkhanda Village, Chaubattakhal, Garhwal (Uttarakhand)

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Village · Chaubattakhal, Garhwal 

# Darkhanda

Darkhanda is a village in Chaubattakhal sub-district of Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **334 people in 74 households**, the 20th largest of 247 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 334people (2011)
- 74households
- 72.2%literacy
- 1,352females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darkhanda

Of every 100 households in Darkhanda in 2011, 88 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Darkhanda · ■ Chaubattakhal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**45%

Tap water ****34%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**30%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**69%

Use banking services ****93%**

**90%

Television ****61%**

**59%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 Darkhanda?

■ Darkhanda · ■ Chaubattakhal rural average

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

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1352**

**1236

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**933

Working population ****50.6%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 64.8% for women. 44% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 152 (90%)

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 Chaubattakhal

- Shrikot387 people
- Gadoli384 people
- Gaderi379 people
- Satpali367 people
- Syoli334 people
- Simar331 people
- Ringwari330 people
- Sileth330 people

[All 291 villages in Chaubattakhal](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/garhwal/chaubattakhal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darkhanda?334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkhanda in?Garhwal district (Chaubattakhal sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Darkhanda?72.2% (Census 2011)