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Digha Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Digha is a Census Town city situated in Barasat - I block of North Twenty Four Parganas district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,878 families residing in the Digha city. The total population of Digha is 8,159 out of which 4,162 are males and 3,997 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Digha is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Digha city is 879 which is 11% of the total population. There are 461 male children and 418 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Digha is 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (960).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Digha is 82.1%. Thus Digha has lower literacy rate compared to 84.1% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 87.33% and the female literacy rate is 76.64% in Digha.

Digha Census Town has total administration over 1,878 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 879 461 418
Literacy 82.1% 77.7% 68.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,652 1,352 1,300
Scheduled Tribe 38 18 20
Illiterate 2,184 930 1,254

Caste-wise Population - Digha

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Digha.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,652 1,352 1,300
Schedule Tribe 38 18 20

Religion-wise Population - Digha

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Digha is 4,875 which is 59.75% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Digha is 3,271 which is 40.09% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Digha as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,875 (59.75%) 2,479 2,396
Muslim 3,271 (40.09%) 1,678 1,593
Christian 6 (0.07%) 2 4
Sikh 2 (0.02%) 2 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 5 (0.06%) 1 4

Literacy Rate - Digha

The total literacy rate of Digha was 82.07% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,975 literates, males were 3,232 while females were 2,743. Also the male literacy rate was 87.33% and the female literacy rate was 76.64% in Digha.

  Digha West Bengal
Female 76.64% 70.54%
Male 87.33% 81.69%
Total 82.07% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Digha

The Sex Ratio of Digha is 960. Thus per every 1000 men there were 960 females in Digha. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Digha.

Child Population - Digha

According to Census 2011, there were 879 children between age 0 to 6 years in Digha. Out of which 461 were male while 418 were female.

Working Population - Digha

In Digha Census Town out of total population, 2,901 were engaged in work activities. 84.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,901 workers engaged in Main Work, 135 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 180 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,450 2,152 298
Cultivators 135 126 9
Agriculture Labourer 180 177 3
Household Industries 272 249 23
Other Workers 1,863 1,600 263
Marginal Workers 451 312 139
Non Working 5,258 1,698 3,560

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 8,159 73.2% 960

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