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- LGD code
- 48155
- Pincode
- 246131
- Post office
- Ekeshwar (A)
- Population
- 334
- Households
- 74
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1352 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 169
Census 2011 · in context
How Darkhanda compares
By population, Darkhanda ranks #18 of 278 villages in Chaubatta Khal mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.7%
−5.2% vs mandal average
Darkhanda64.7%
Chaubatta Khal mandal69.9%
Pauri Garhwal district72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,352
+111 vs mandal average
Darkhanda1,352
Chaubatta Khal mandal1,241
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.5 vs mandal average
Darkhanda4.5
Chaubatta Khal mandal4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Darkhanda at a glance
Darkhanda is a village of 334 people in 74 households (Census 2011) in Chaubatta Khal tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 18th-largest of 278 villages in Chaubatta Khal tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 1,352 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 246131, served by Ekeshwar (A) post office; the LGD village code is 48155. The village votes in Chaubattakhal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Satpal Maharaj. The population is estimated at 394 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Darkhanda
- LGD code
- 48155
- Pincode
- 246131
- Post office
- Ekeshwar (A)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 334
- Population (projected 2026)
- 394
- Households
- 74
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1352
- Literacy rate
- 64.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chaubattakhal
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Satpal Maharaj
- Block / Mandal
- Chaubatta Khal
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 246131
- GadoliChaubatta Khal mandal384 pop
- SimarChaubatta Khal mandal331 pop
- Gurad MallaChaubatta Khal mandal311 pop
- Kimoli TalliSatpuli mandal213 pop
- KakthunSatpuli mandal211 pop
- MalethaYamkeshwar mandal205 pop
- Seela TallaLansdowne mandal195 pop
- Jaitoli MalliChaubatta Khal mandal180 pop
- SunnaChaubatta Khal mandal159 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Darkhanda
Other villages in Chaubatta Khal mandal
View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)