Digha Population, Caste, Working Data Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Digha is a village situated in Ghatshila block of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 197 families residing in the village Digha. The total population of Digha is 905 out of which 495 are males and 410 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Digha is 828.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Digha village is 118 which is 13% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Digha is 1,269 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (828) of Digha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Digha is 52.7%. Thus Digha village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.7% of Purbi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 66.14% and the female literacy rate is 35.47% 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 | 118 | 52 | 66 |
| Literacy | 52.73% | 66.14% | 35.47% |
| Scheduled Caste | 39 | 22 | 17 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 623 | 335 | 288 |
| Illiterate | 490 | 202 | 288 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 68.8% of total population in Digha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Digha village out of total population, 567 were engaged in work activities. 56.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 567 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 95 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 318 | 226 | 92 |
| Cultivators | 119 | 83 | 36 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 95 | 47 | 48 |
| Household Industries | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 94 | 87 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 249 | 97 | 152 |
| Non Working | 338 | 172 | 166 |
Nearby Villages to Digha,
Below are the list of villages near Digha village in Ghatshila.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Edalbera | 283 |
| Upardigha | 423 |
| Dainmari | 273 |
| Terapani | 83 |
| Pathargora Alias Bhitargarh | 4 |
| Balidi | 640 |
| Hiraganj | 698 |
| Bhumrudi | 540 |
| Ram Chandrapur | 168 |
| Sinduriam | 344 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Digha, Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Wikipedia