# Darkot Village, Munsiari, Pithoragarh (Uttarakhand) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Munsiari, Pithoragarh 

# Darkot

Darkot is a village in Munsiari sub-district of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand. The 2011 Census counted **437 people in 97 households**, the 25th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 437people (2011)
- 97households
- 87.6%literacy
- 613females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darkot

Of every 100 households in Darkot in 2011, 89 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Darkot · ■ Munsiari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**52%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**68%

Use banking services ****88%**

**92%

Television ****58%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**40%

Own their home ****88%**

**89%

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 Darkot?

■ Darkot · ■ Munsiari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.6%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****613**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****613**

**884

Working population ****44.6%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 80.3% for women. 65% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 19 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 156 (80%) · **■** Marginal 10 (5%)

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 Munsiari

- Namik476 people
- Tomik462 people
- Papri460 people
- Guthi448 people
- Sirtola419 people
- Selmali378 people
- Dhunamani369 people
- Dhapa365 people

[All 231 villages in Munsiari](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttarakhand/pithoragarh/munsiari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darkot?437 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkot in?Pithoragarh district (Munsiari sub-district), Uttarakhand
- What is the literacy rate of Darkot?87.6% (Census 2011)