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Digha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011

Digha is a Census Town city situated in Haringhata block of Nadia district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,729 families residing in the Digha city. The total population of Digha is 6,916 out of which 3,456 are males and 3,460 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Digha is 1,001.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Digha city is 510 which is 7% of the total population. There are 253 male children and 257 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Digha is 1,016 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,001).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Digha is 93.2%. Thus Digha has higher literacy rate compared to 75% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 96.22% and the female literacy rate is 90.1% in Digha.

Digha Census Town has total administration over 1,729 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Digha Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Digha Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 510 253 257
Literacy 93.2% 89.2% 83.4%
Scheduled Caste 1,380 717 663
Scheduled Tribe 319 148 171
Illiterate 948 374 574

Caste-wise Population - Digha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.6% of total population in Digha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,380 717 663
Schedule Tribe 319 148 171

Religion-wise Population - Digha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Digha is 6,718 which is 97.14% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Digha is 186 which is 2.69% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Digha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,718 (97.14%) 3,344 3,374
Muslim 186 (2.69%) 103 83
Christian 3 (0.04%) 2 1
Sikh 8 (0.12%) 6 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Digha

The total literacy rate of Digha was 93.16% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,968 literates, males were 3,082 while females were 2,886. Also the male literacy rate was 96.22% and the female literacy rate was 90.1% in Digha.

  Digha West Bengal
Female 90.1% 70.54%
Male 96.22% 81.69%
Total 93.16% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Digha

The Sex Ratio of Digha is 1,001. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,001 females in Digha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,016 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,001 ) of Digha.

Child Population - Digha

According to Census 2011, there were 510 children between age 0 to 6 years in Digha. Out of which 253 were male while 257 were female.

Working Population - Digha

In Digha Census Town out of total population, 2,230 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,230 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 100 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,005 1,708 297
Cultivators 30 30 0
Agriculture Labourer 100 96 4
Household Industries 18 14 4
Other Workers 1,857 1,568 289
Marginal Workers 225 151 74
Non Working 4,686 1,597 3,089

Digha Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Digha is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,916 86.3% 1,001

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