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Digheli Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Nalbari, Assam - Census 2011

Digheli is a Census Town city situated in Nalbari circle of Nalbari district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,114 families residing in the Digheli city. The total population of Digheli is 5,285 out of which 2,696 are males and 2,589 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Digheli is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Digheli city is 541 which is 10% of the total population. There are 285 male children and 256 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Digheli is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (960).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Digheli is 91.2%. Thus Digheli has higher literacy rate compared to 78.6% of Nalbari district. The male literacy rate is 94.94% and the female literacy rate is 87.27% in Digheli.

Digheli Census Town has total administration over 1,114 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.

Digheli Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 541 285 256
Literacy 91.2% 84.9% 78.6%
Scheduled Caste 7 3 4
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 960 407 553

Caste-wise Population - Digheli

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Digheli.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 7 3 4
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Digheli

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Digheli is 4,658 which is 88.14% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Digheli is 622 which is 11.77% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Digheli as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,658 (88.14%) 2,365 2,293
Muslim 622 (11.77%) 327 295
Christian 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 4 (0.08%) 3 1

Literacy Rate - Digheli

The total literacy rate of Digheli was 91.17% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 72.19% of Assam. Population-wise, out of total 4,325 literates, males were 2,289 while females were 2,036. Also the male literacy rate was 94.94% and the female literacy rate was 87.27% in Digheli.

  Digheli Assam
Female 87.27% 66.27%
Male 94.94% 77.85%
Total 91.17% 72.19%

Sex Ratio - Digheli

The Sex Ratio of Digheli is 960. Thus per every 1000 men there were 960 females in Digheli. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 960 ) of Digheli.

Child Population - Digheli

According to Census 2011, there were 541 children between age 0 to 6 years in Digheli. Out of which 285 were male while 256 were female.

Working Population - Digheli

In Digheli Census Town out of total population, 1,607 were engaged in work activities. 73.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,607 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,179 1,051 128
Cultivators 31 29 2
Agriculture Labourer 5 4 1
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 1,139 1,015 124
Marginal Workers 428 343 85
Non Working 3,678 1,302 2,376

Digheli Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,285 81.8% 960

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