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- LGD code
- 526209
- Pincode
- 425406
- Post office
- Shindkheda
- Population
- 859
- Households
- 179
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Sex ratio
- 966 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 480
- Distance to district centre
- 261 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 266 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 508 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 404 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhujvad · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kalashi · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Darkheda compares
By population, Darkheda ranks #107 of 141 villages in Sindkhede mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.3%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Darkheda
- 65.3%
- Sindkhede mandal
- 65.2%
- Dhule district
- 63.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
+26 vs mandal average
- Darkheda
- 966
- Sindkhede mandal
- 940
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
- Darkheda
- 4.8
- Sindkhede mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Darkheda at a glance
Darkheda is a village of 859 people in 179 households (Census 2011) in Sindkhede taluka, Dhule district, Maharashtra, the 107th-largest of 141 villages in Sindkhede taluka. Literacy is 65%, about the same as the taluka average of 65% and the sex ratio is 966 women per 1,000 men. It lies 261 km from the Dhule district centre, 24 km from Chakur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Bhujvad railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 425406, served by Shindkheda post office; the LGD village code is 526209. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kalashi, 5 km away. The village votes in Sindkheda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jayakumar Rawal. The population is estimated at 1,013 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Darkheda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DONDAICHA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 273.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 198.43
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Darkheda
- LGD code
- 526209
- Pincode
- 425406
- Post office
- Shindkheda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 859
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,013
- Households
- 179
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 966
- Literacy rate
- 65.3%
- Coordinates
- 20.85617°N, 77.35431°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhule
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sindkheda
- Member of Parliament
- Bachhav Shobha Dinesh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayakumar Rawal
- Block / Mandal
- Sindkhede
- Nearest railway station
- Bhujvad (0.4 km)
Getting there
How to reach Darkheda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Mumbai508 kmcapital
- Hyderabad404 km
- Delhi863 km
- Bengaluru877 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhujvad<1 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kalashi5 km
- ATM / bankSBI40 km
- Petrol pumpHP Petrol pump- O S SHARMA8 km
- CollegeLaw College44 km
- Police stationCity Kotwali41 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Bhujvadunder 1 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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