About Darkheda Village

Darkheda is a mid sized village in Sindkhede tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 859, made up of 437 males and 422 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 273.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 425407, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkheda village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Dhule
Tehsil	Sindkhede
Pincode	425407
Area (hectares)	273.42 hectares
Population	859
Male Population	437
Female Population	422
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darkheda compares

By the 2011 count Darkheda is the 106th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 273.42 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Darkheda

Darkheda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Darkheda as Available within village. 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 Darkheda from other places

Darkheda lies about 35 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Sindkheda, about 4.2 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 Darkheda
Nearest railway station	Sindkheda	4.2 km
Nearest town	Dondaicha	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sindkhede	35 km
District headquarters	Dhule	35 km

Villages closest to Darkheda

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

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Common questions about Darkheda

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkheda village had a population of 859. That makes it the 106th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Darkheda village has 437 males and 422 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkheda has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Darkheda is 425407. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkheda covers 273.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Darkheda falls under Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Darkheda is Sindkheda, about 4.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Darkheda.

Darkheda is about 35 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkheda is in Sindkhede tehsil of Dhule district. Sindkheda is about 4.2 km away. Dondaicha is about 20 km away. Sindkhede is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.