Darkana, Chainpur, Gumla, Jharkhand, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Darkana


The village Darkana is located in Chainpur C.D.Block of Gumla District in the State of Jharkhand in India. It is governed by Bamda Gram Panchayat. It comes under Chainpur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Gumla, which is about 70 kilometers away from Darkana.

Travel and Communication for Darkana


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Darkana


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Darkana is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Darkana is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Darkana


As per available data from the year 2009, 642 persons live in 126 house holds in the village Darkana. There are 311 female individuals and 331 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.44% and males constitute 51.56% of the total population.

There are 509 scheduled tribes persons of which 251 are females and 258 are males. Females constitute 49.31% and males constitute 50.69% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 79.28% of the total population.

Population density of Darkana is 253.55 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Darkana


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Total area of Darkana is 253.2 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 109.32 ha. About 90.74 ha is un-irrigated area. About 18.58 ha is irrigated area. About 15.12 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 3.46 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 2.23 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 3.01 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands. About 2.29 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 20.58 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 4.19 ha is culturable waste land. About 11.22 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 2.62 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Darkana


There are no private or government pre-primary schools in the village. However, there is a government pre-primary school in Gumla, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a government primary school in the village Darkana.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kurumgarh, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Chainpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Chainpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

Colleges in Darkana


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Chainpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

Other Educational Facilities in Darkana


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Ranchi, which is more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

Healthcare Facilities in Darkana


There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Darkana.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Darkana.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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