# Darkhola Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Darkhola

Darkhola is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **125 people in 25 households**, the 477th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 125people (2011)
- 25households
- 92.5%literacy
- 1,049females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darkhola

Of every 100 households in Darkhola in 2011, 96 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darkhola · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

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

**10%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****19%**

**58%

Television ****27%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1571**

**960

Working population ****30.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.1% for men and 86.8% for women. 61% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (5%) · **■** Other work 4 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1 (3%)

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 Keshpur

- Mohadi Chak130 people
- Gotgerya128 people
- Jamal Chak128 people
- Karia Sol126 people
- Betbani Radha Khauki124 people
- Jabar Danga124 people
- Tentul Muri124 people
- Bar Kaunri Chak122 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darkhola?125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkhola in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darkhola?92.5% (Census 2011)