About Darkandi Village

Darkandi is a mid sized village in Mayureswar II tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 697, made up of 367 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkandi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Mayureswar II
Pincode	731234
Area (hectares)	107.3 hectares
Population	697
Male Population	367
Female Population	330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	899
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Darkandi compares

By the 2011 count Darkandi is the 63rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 107.3 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Darkandi

Darkandi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Darkandi as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Darkandi from other places

Darkandi lies about 2.5 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.6 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 Darkandi
Tehsil headquarters	Mayureswar II	2.5 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	2.5 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	4.6 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	4.8 km

Villages closest to Darkandi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mayureswar II 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 Darkandi

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkandi village had a population of 697. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Darkandi village has 367 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkandi has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Darkandi is 731234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkandi covers 107.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Darkandi falls under Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Darkandi is Rampurhat Junction, about 4.6 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 - 10 km distance for Darkandi.

Darkandi is about 2.5 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Darkandi is in Mayureswar II tehsil of Birbhum district. Mayureswar II is about 2.5 km away. Birbhum is about 2.5 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 4.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.