# Darkata Village, Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Mohammad Bazar, Birbhum 

# Darkata

Darkata is a village in Mohammad Bazar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,198 people in 466 households**, the 20th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 2,198people (2011)
- 466households
- 58.6%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darkata

Of every 100 households in Darkata in 2011, 35 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Darkata · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**84%

Tap water ****5%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****16%**

**34%

Television ****19%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Darkata?

■ Darkata · ■ Mohammad Bazar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**983

Working population ****35.6%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 51.4% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 40 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 336 (43%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 195 (25%) · **■** Marginal 206 (26%)

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 Mohammad Bazar

- Tantulbaria2,594 people
- Chak Raipur2,573 people
- Kapasdanga2,426 people
- Saharakuri2,260 people
- Khayrakuri2,179 people
- Heruka2,139 people
- Kabilpur2,131 people
- Maladanga2,058 people

[All 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/mohammad-bazar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darkata?2,198 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkata in?Birbhum district (Mohammad Bazar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darkata?58.6% (Census 2011)