Digda Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Digda is a village situated in Mohanpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 226 families residing in the village Digda. The total population of Digda is 992 out of which 500 are males and 492 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Digda is 984.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Digda village is 116 which is 12% of the total population. There are 57 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Digda is 1,035 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (984) of Digda village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Digda is 82.3%. Thus Digda village has a higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 90.97% and the female literacy rate is 73.44% in Digda village.

Population
992
Families
226
Literacy
82.31%
Sex Ratio
984

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Digda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Digda Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Digda village.

Total Male Female
Children 116 57 59
Literacy 82.31% 90.97% 73.44%
Scheduled Caste 136 70 66
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 271 97 174

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Digda village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Digda village out of total population, 352 were engaged in work activities. 96.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 352 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 184 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 340 296 44
Cultivators 128 124 4
Agriculture Labourer 184 154 30
Household Industries 7 5 2
Other Workers 21 13 8
Marginal Workers 12 8 4
Non Working 640 196 444

Map of Digda, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Digda, Mohanpur

Below are the list of villages near Digda village in Mohanpur.

Village Population
Bhandaripatna 348
Palashia 770
Gomunda 2,959
Atharbatia 786
Sautia 4,097
Kunarda 967
Kukuria 594
Asura 243
Ichhanagari 364
Agarara 1,049

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