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About Darkhola Village

Darkhola is a mid sized village in Garbeta III tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 568, made up of 288 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721253, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Darkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Darkhola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta III
Pincode 721253
Area (hectares) 32.9 hectares
Population 568
Male Population 288
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Darkhola compares

By the 2011 count Darkhola is the 77th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 793 residents. Its 32.9 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Darkhola

Darkhola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Darkhola 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chunir Chak, Dainmari, Dakshinshol and Daldali. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Darkhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Darkhola village had a population of 568. That makes it the 77th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 793 residents.

Darkhola village has 288 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Darkhola has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Darkhola is 721253. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Darkhola covers 32.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Darkhola falls under Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Darkhola notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Darkhola.

Darkhola is in Garbeta III tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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