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About Darkana Village

Darkana is a mid sized village in Chainpur tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 331 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkana village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Chainpur
Pincode 835206
Area (hectares) 253.2 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 331
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darkana compares

By the 2011 count Darkana is the 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 682 residents. Its 253.2 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Darkana

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

How far is Darkana from other places

Darkana lies about 121 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Chianki, about 24 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 Darkana
Nearest railway station Chianki 24 km
Nearest town Medininagar 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Chainpur 28 km
District headquarters Gumla 121 km

Villages closest to Darkana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chainpur 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 Darkana

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkana village had a population of 642. That makes it the 28th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 682 residents.

Darkana village has 331 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkana has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Darkana is 835206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkana covers 253.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darkana falls under Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Darkana is Chianki, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Darkana is about 121 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkana is in Chainpur tehsil of Gumla district. Chianki is about 24 km away. Medininagar is about 26 km away. Chainpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahuatoli (5.3 km), Bishunpur (10 km) and Jaipur (11 km).

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

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