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About Darkai Village

Darkai is a mid sized village in Hathras tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 986, made up of 534 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.34 hectares hectares.

Darkai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkai village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil Hathras
Area (hectares) 160.34 hectares
Population 986
Male Population 534
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darkai compares

By the 2011 count Darkai is the 138th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents. Its 160.34 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Darkai

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

Darkai lies about 18 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Hathras Qila, about 8.1 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 Darkai
Nearest railway station Hathras Qila 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Hathras 8.5 km
Nearest town Hāthras 8.5 km
District headquarters Mahamaya Nagar 18 km

Villages closest to Darkai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkai village had a population of 986. That makes it the 138th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,440 residents.

Darkai village has 534 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkai has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 866.

Darkai covers 160.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darkai falls under Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darkai is Hathras Qila, about 8.1 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 and private bus service as Available for Darkai.

Darkai is about 18 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkai is in Hathras tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Hathras Qila is about 8.1 km away. Hathras is about 8.5 km away. Hāthras is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koka (under 2 km), Kakori (under 2 km) and Parsara (1.8 km).

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

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