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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
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Darkheda ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Darkheda ranks #107 of 141 villages in Sindkhede mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.3%
+0.1% vs mandal average
Darkheda65.3%
Sindkhede mandal65.2%
Dhule district63.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
+26 vs mandal average
Darkheda966
Sindkhede mandal940
Household size
people per home
4.8
Same as the mandal average
Darkheda4.8
Sindkhede mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Darkheda ఒక్క చూపులో
Darkheda మహారాష్ట్రలోని ధూలే జిల్లా, Sindkhede తాలూకాలో 859 జనాభా 179 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Sindkhede తాలూకాలోని 141 గ్రామాలలో 107వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 65%, తాలూకా సగటు 65%కి దాదాపు సమానం మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 966 మహిళలు. ఇది ధూలే జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 261 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Chakur నుండి 24 కి.మీ, Bhujvad రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 1 లోపు కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 425406, Shindkheda పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 526209. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Government Hospital, Kalashi, 5 కి.మీ దూరంలో. గ్రామం Sindkheda అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Jayakumar Rawal. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,013, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
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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.
Notice board · Darkheda
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ముఖ్య వివరాలు — 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)
చేరుకోవడం
Darkheda ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Mumbai508 kmcapital
- Hyderabad404 km
- Delhi863 km
- Bengaluru877 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- 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 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)