About Darkha Village

Darkha is a mid sized village in Amethi tehsil, in the district of Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,735, made up of 855 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.82 hectares hectares.

Darkha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkha village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Sultanpur
Tehsil	Amethi
Area (hectares)	277.82 hectares
Population	1,735
Male Population	855
Female Population	880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,029
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darkha compares

By the 2011 count Darkha is the 74th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 277.82 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Darkha

Darkha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darkha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 36 km from Sultanpur, and the nearest railway station is Talakhajuri, about 3.0 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
Nearest railway station	Talakhajuri	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amethi	7.2 km
Nearest town	Jais	22 km
District headquarters	Sultanpur	36 km

Villages closest to Darkha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkha village had a population of 1,735. That makes it the 74th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Darkha village has 855 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkha has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Darkha covers 277.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darkha falls under Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Darkha is Talakhajuri, about 3.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Darkha.

Darkha is about 36 km from Sultanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkha is in Amethi tehsil of Sultanpur district. Talakhajuri is about 3.0 km away. Amethi is about 7.2 km away. Jais is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.