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Dignala Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dignala is a Census Town city situated in Ondal block of Barddhaman district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,811 families residing in the Dignala city. The total population of Dignala is 13,633 out of which 7,170 are males and 6,463 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dignala is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dignala city is 1317 which is 10% of the total population. There are 682 male children and 635 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dignala is 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (901).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dignala is 87.7%. Thus Dignala has higher literacy rate compared to 76.2% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 94.14% and the female literacy rate is 80.46% in Dignala.

Dignala Census Town has total administration over 2,811 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.

Dignala Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,317 682 635
Literacy 87.7% 85.2% 72.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,301 1,193 1,108
Scheduled Tribe 80 38 42
Illiterate 2,836 1,062 1,774

Caste-wise Population - Dignala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Dignala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,301 1,193 1,108
Schedule Tribe 80 38 42

Religion-wise Population - Dignala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dignala is 13,212 which is 96.91% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dignala is 207 which is 1.52% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dignala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,212 (96.91%) 6,942 6,270
Muslim 207 (1.52%) 111 96
Christian 44 (0.32%) 19 25
Sikh 91 (0.67%) 52 39
Buddhist 7 (0.05%) 2 5
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 71 (0.52%) 43 28

Literacy Rate - Dignala

The total literacy rate of Dignala was 87.67% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 10,797 literates, males were 6,108 while females were 4,689. Also the male literacy rate was 94.14% and the female literacy rate was 80.46% in Dignala.

  Dignala West Bengal
Female 80.46% 70.54%
Male 94.14% 81.69%
Total 87.67% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Dignala

The Sex Ratio of Dignala is 901. Thus per every 1000 men there were 901 females in Dignala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 931 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 901 ) of Dignala.

Child Population - Dignala

According to Census 2011, there were 1,317 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dignala. Out of which 682 were male while 635 were female.

Working Population - Dignala

In Dignala Census Town out of total population, 4,438 were engaged in work activities. 74.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,438 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,300 2,910 390
Cultivators 99 95 4
Agriculture Labourer 34 28 6
Household Industries 80 62 18
Other Workers 3,087 2,725 362
Marginal Workers 1,138 767 371
Non Working 9,195 3,493 5,702

Dignala Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 13,633 79.2% 901

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