# Darkandi Village, Mayureswar - II, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mayureswar - II, Birbhum 

# Darkandi

Darkandi is a village in Mayureswar - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **697 people in 167 households**, the 63rd largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 697people (2011)
- 167households
- 58.9%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darkandi

Of every 100 households in Darkandi in 2011, 38 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darkandi · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****99%**

**23%

Television ****16%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Darkandi?

■ Darkandi · ■ Mayureswar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****527**

**963

Working population ****47.1%**

**46.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 47.8% for women. 59% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (6%) · **■** Marginal 305 (93%)

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 Mayureswar - II

- Ghanashyampur753 people
- Kesiadanga726 people
- Kumirtara719 people
- Prayagpur704 people
- Kazipur689 people
- Naogaon680 people
- Kanchana679 people
- Lokpara676 people

[All 131 villages in Mayureswar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mayureswar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darkandi?697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkandi in?Birbhum district (Mayureswar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darkandi?58.9% (Census 2011)