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About Darkundi Village

Darkundi is a mid sized village in Kuakhia tehsil, in the district of Jajapur, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 575, made up of 301 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 755009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkundi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkundi village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Jajapur
Tehsil Kuakhia
Pincode 755009
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 575
Male Population 301
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Darkundi compares

By the 2011 count Darkundi is the 39th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Darkundi

Darkundi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darkundi as Available within <5 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 Darkundi from other places

Darkundi lies about 43 km from Jajapur, and the nearest railway station is Ratnagiri Road, about 9.5 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 Darkundi
Nearest railway station Ratnagiri Road 9.5 km
Nearest town Choudwar 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuakhia 27 km
District headquarters Jajapur 43 km

Villages closest to Darkundi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkundi village had a population of 575. That makes it the 39th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,040 residents.

Darkundi village has 301 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkundi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Darkundi is 755009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkundi covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darkundi falls under Kuakhia tehsil of Jajapur district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Darkundi is Ratnagiri Road, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Darkundi.

Darkundi is about 43 km from Jajapur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkundi is in Kuakhia tehsil of Jajapur district. Ratnagiri Road is about 9.5 km away. Choudwar is about 23 km away. Kuakhia is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sadambila (24 km), Gopalpurchaka (24 km) and Kuakhia (27 km).

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

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