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About Darkha Village

Darkha is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,943, made up of 2,099 males and 1,844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 249 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jamui
Tehsil Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode 811301
Area (hectares) 249 hectares
Population 3,943
Male Population 2,099
Female Population 1,844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darkha compares

By the 2011 count Darkha is the 6th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 249 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Darkha

Darkha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darkha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darkha from other places

Darkha lies about 30 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Adarsh Manpur, about 22 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Darkha
Tehsil headquarters Islamnagar Aliganj under 2 km
Nearest railway station Adarsh Manpur 22 km
Nearest town Sheikhpura 24 km
District headquarters Jamui 30 km

Villages closest to Darkha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Darkha

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkha village had a population of 3,943. That makes it the 6th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Darkha village has 2,099 males and 1,844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkha has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Darkha is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkha covers 249 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darkha falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Darkha is Adarsh Manpur, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Darkha.

Darkha is about 30 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkha is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about under 2 km away. Adarsh Manpur is about 22 km away. Sheikhpura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aliganj (under 2 km), Pursanda (under 2 km) and Balda (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Darkha today is likely to be higher.

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