Darkata Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Darkata is a village situated in Mohammad Bazar block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 466 families residing in the village Darkata. The total population of Darkata is 2,198 out of which 1,111 are males and 1,087 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Darkata is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Darkata village is 378 which is 17% of the total population. There are 186 male children and 192 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Darkata is 1,032 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Darkata village.

Population
2,198
Families
466
Literacy
58.57%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Darkata is 58.6%. Thus Darkata village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 65.51% and the female literacy rate is 51.4% in Darkata village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Darkata village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Darkata Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Darkata village.

Total Male Female
Children 378 186 192
Literacy 58.57% 65.51% 51.4%
Scheduled Caste 663 335 328
Scheduled Tribe 149 71 78
Illiterate 1,132 505 627

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.8% of total population in Darkata village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Darkata village out of total population, 782 were engaged in work activities. 73.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 782 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 336 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 576 523 53
Cultivators 40 36 4
Agriculture Labourer 336 319 17
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 195 163 32
Marginal Workers 206 68 138
Non Working 1,416 520 896

Nearby Villages to Darkata,

Below are the list of villages near Darkata village in Mohammad Bazar.

Village Population
Sonthsal 4,687
Dighalgram 6,284
Alinagar 1,748
Bara Bataspur 1,737
Kapasdanga 2,426
Baluti 4,304
Sekeddaha 3,016
Gopalpur 554
Bataspur 916
Ganpur 2,706

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