# Darkhuli Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Darkhuli

Darkhuli is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **83 people in 24 households**, the 271st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 83people (2011)
- 24households
- 71.4%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Darkhuli

Of every 100 households in Darkhuli in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Darkhuli · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****4%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****21%**

**21%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Darkhuli?

■ Darkhuli · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****200**

**963

Working population ****59.0%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 57.5% for women. 52% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (43%) · **■** Household industry 7 (14%) · **■** Other work 9 (18%) · **■** Marginal 3 (6%)

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 Nayagram

- Rakhal Ban98 people
- Kusum Kuti94 people
- Tunga Dhua94 people
- Bara Bandh84 people
- Jambani81 people
- Bhelia Diha80 people
- Banshia Sol77 people
- Hari Mari76 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Darkhuli?83 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darkhuli in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Darkhuli?71.4% (Census 2011)