# Darkhola Village, Garbeta - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - III, Paschim Medinipur 

# Darkhola

Darkhola is a village in Garbeta - III sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **568 people in 126 households**, the 80th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 568people (2011)
- 126households
- 78.3%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darkhola

Of every 100 households in Darkhola in 2011, 50 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Darkhola · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**74%

Tap water ****100%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****90%**

**42%

Television ****26%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**13%

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 Darkhola?

■ Darkhola · ■ Garbeta - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**998

Working population ****63.6%**

**43.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 68.9% for women. 64% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 87 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (5%) · **■** Marginal 192 (53%)

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 Garbeta - III

- Kawabad615 people
- Sanulia606 people
- Sonarber600 people
- Hidaramsol587 people
- Barapara562 people
- Chandmura546 people
- Gujrat527 people
- Narayanpur506 people

[All 230 villages in Garbeta - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darkhola?568 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkhola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darkhola?78.3% (Census 2011)