Darkana, Chainpur

Darkana is a village located in the Chainpur Subdivision of Gumla district of Jharkhand. The village falls in Chainpur block and comes under Bamda Gram Panchayat.

As on January 2025, the current population of Darkana is 787 out of which 406 are males and rest 381 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 938 females per 1000 males. There are around 143 teenagers in Darkana. It has literacy rate of 50% which means around 396 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 624 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 154 households in Darkana, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 369. The pincode of Darkana is 835207 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Gumla Head Post office
• Kartick Oraon College Sub Post office
• Gumla Bazar Sub Post office

Schools

Darkana has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Upgrade Primary School Darkana

Hospitals

Darkana has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Health Sub-Center Toto
• Health Sub-Center Ghatgaon
• Health Sub-Center Turiamba
• Health Sub-Center Jorhi
• Health Sub-Center Karaunda

Banks

Darkana has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Bank of India Jashpur Road (Gumla)
• Central Bank of India Gumla
• Canara Bank Gumla
• IDBI Bank Gumla
• IDBI Bank The Gumla Simdega Coop Bank LTD