Digha Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Digha is a village situated in Dantan - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 152 families residing in the village Digha. The total population of Digha is 702 out of which 359 are males and 343 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Digha is 955.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Digha village is 78 which is 11% of the total population. There are 41 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Digha is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (955) of Digha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Digha is 86.5%. Thus Digha village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 92.14% and the female literacy rate is 80.72% in Digha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Digha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Digha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Digha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 78 | 41 | 37 |
| Literacy | 86.54% | 92.14% | 80.72% |
| Scheduled Caste | 48 | 25 | 23 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 86 | 45 | 41 |
| Illiterate | 162 | 66 | 96 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.3% of total population in Digha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Digha village out of total population, 266 were engaged in work activities. 99.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 266 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 121 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 265 | 232 | 33 |
| Cultivators | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 121 | 98 | 23 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 108 | 99 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non Working | 436 | 127 | 309 |
Nearby Villages to Digha,
Below are the list of villages near Digha village in Dantan - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dhaneswarpur | 2,000 |
| Shyamsundarpur urf Saimana | 2,115 |
| Kedar | 1,748 |
| Sohag Pur | 2,313 |
| Betarui | 1,690 |
| Babla | 1,360 |
| Bastupur | 773 |
| Patpur | 637 |
| Agabar Chak | 591 |
| Sabra | 16,280 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Digha, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia