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Darkata is a village in Mohammad Bazar mandal, Birbhum district, West Bengal, with a population of 2,198 across 466 households. The village has a literacy rate of 48.5% and PIN code 731127.
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- LGD code
- 316774
- Pincode
- 731127
- Post office
- Md.Bazar
- Population
- 2,198
- Households
- 466
- Literacy rate
- 48.5%
- Sex ratio
- 978 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 782
- Distance to district centre
- 15 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 179 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 1156 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gadadharpur · 7 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Puranagram Hospital · 4 km
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Darkata ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Darkata ranks #20 of 158 villages in Mohammad Bazar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.5%
−7.4% vs mandal average
- Darkata
- 48.5%
- Mohammad Bazar mandal
- 55.9%
- Birbhum district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
+9 vs mandal average
- Darkata
- 978
- Mohammad Bazar mandal
- 969
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Darkata
- 4.7
- Mohammad Bazar mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Darkata ఒక్క చూపులో
Darkata పశ్చిమ బెంగాల్లోని బిర్బం జిల్లా, Mohammad Bazar బ్లాక్లో 2,198 జనాభా 466 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Mohammad Bazar బ్లాక్లోని 158 గ్రామాలలో 20వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 49%, బ్లాక్ సగటు 56% కంటే 7 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 978 మహిళలు. ఇది బిర్బం జిల్లా కేంద్రం నుండి 15 కి.మీ, సమీప పట్టణం Mayureswar నుండి 15 కి.మీ, Gadadharpur రైల్వే స్టేషన్ నుండి 7 కి.మీ ఉంది (సరళ రేఖ దూరాలు). పిన్కోడ్ 731127, Md.Bazar పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 316774. సమీప ఆసుపత్రి/ఆరోగ్య కేంద్రం Puranagram Hospital, 4 కి.మీ దూరంలో. సర్పంచ్ SAHIMA BIBI; గ్రామం Sainthia అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Krishna Kanta Saha. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 2,459, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 12% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Sekedda →
సమీప గ్రామాల పోలిక
పక్కపక్కన పోల్చండి →| గ్రామం | జనాభా | అక్షరాస్యత | దూరం |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkata · ఈ గ్రామం | 2,198 | 49% | — |
| Makdumnagar · Mohammad Bazar | 1,593 | 67% | 1.2 కి.మీ SW |
| Sonthsal · Mohammad Bazar | 4,687 | 62% | 1.5 కి.మీ NW |
| Kabilnagar · Mohammad Bazar | 1,852 | 55% | 1.9 కి.మీ W |
| Sekeddaha · Mohammad Bazar | 3,016 | 53% | 2.2 కి.మీ SE |
| Baluti · Mohammad Bazar | 4,304 | 56% | 2.4 కి.మీ E |
| Kapasdanga · Nala | 657 | 42% | 3.1 కి.మీ N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Darkata
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 292.22
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 111.84
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Darkata
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Darkata
- LGD code
- 316774
- Pincode
- 731127
- Post office
- Md.Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,198
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,459
- Households
- 466
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 978
- Literacy rate
- 48.5%
- Coordinates
- 24.03566°N, 87.63107°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Birbhum
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sainthia
- Member of Parliament
- Satabdi Roy
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Krishna Kanta Saha
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SAHIMA BIBI
- Block / Mandal
- Mohammad Bazar
చేరుకోవడం
Darkata ఎలా చేరుకోవాలి
నగరాలకు దూరం · సరళ రేఖ
- Kolkata179 kmcapital
- Delhi1156 km
- Hyderabad1204 km
- Chennai1443 km
రకం వారీగా సమీపం · ప్రాంతంలో ఎక్కడైనా
- Railway stationGadadharpur7 km
- Hospital / PHCPuranagram Hospital4 km
- ATM / bankUCO Bank18 km
- Petrol pumpTibriwala Petrol Pump18 km
- CollegeVisva-Bharati University40 km
- Police stationUkhra Out Post59 km
అదే పిన్కోడ్
Villages sharing pincode 731127
- DighalgramMohammad Bazar mandal6,284 pop
- HatgachhaMohammad Bazar mandal5,557 pop
- SonthsalMohammad Bazar mandal4,687 pop
- HaridaspurMohammad Bazar mandal4,494 pop
- BalutiMohammad Bazar mandal4,304 pop
- DhamaraMohammad Bazar mandal3,096 pop
- MahammadbazarMohammad Bazar mandal3,090 pop
- SekeddahaMohammad Bazar mandal3,016 pop
- KomarpurMohammad Bazar mandal2,919 pop
Darkata సమీప గ్రామాలు
Mohammad Bazar మండలంలోని ఇతర గ్రామాలు
View all 60+ →- Dighalgram
- Hatgachha
- Sonthsal
- Haridaspur
- Baluti
- Angar Garia
- Rautara
- Nischintapur
- Dhamara
- Mahammadbazar
- Sekeddaha
- Komarpur
- Lohabazar
- Ganpur
- Jethia
- Tantulbaria
- Chak Raipur
- Kapasdanga
- Saharakuri
- Khayrakuri
- Heruka
- Kabilpur
- Maladanga
- Puranagram
- Chanda
- Kabilnagar
- Kharia
- Deucha
- Alinagar
- Sahnagar
- Baliharpur
- Bara Bataspur
- Kaijuli
- Baidyanathpur
- Karaia Gopalnagar
- Rajyadharpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)