Dighra Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dighra is a village situated in Habra - II block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,036 families residing in the village Dighra. The total population of Dighra is 4,257 out of which 2,176 are males and 2,081 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dighra is 956.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dighra village is 455 which is 11% of the total population. There are 229 male children and 226 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dighra is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Dighra village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dighra is 85%. Thus Dighra village has a higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 88.08% and the female literacy rate is 81.83% in Dighra village.

Population
4,257
Families
1,036
Literacy
85.03%
Sex Ratio
956

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

Dighra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 455 229 226
Literacy 85.03% 88.08% 81.83%
Scheduled Caste 420 221 199
Scheduled Tribe 17 10 7
Illiterate 1,024 461 563

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Dighra village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dighra village out of total population, 1,461 were engaged in work activities. 95.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,461 workers engaged in Main Work, 105 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 293 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,401 1,246 155
Cultivators 105 103 2
Agriculture Labourer 293 283 10
Household Industries 49 44 5
Other Workers 954 816 138
Marginal Workers 60 42 18
Non Working 2,796 888 1,908

Map of Dighra, North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Dighra, Habra - II

Below are the list of villages near Dighra village in Habra - II.

Village Population
Randhan Gachha 3,513
Talsa 2,537
Paschim Narayanpur 791
Napra 2,120
Tengra 2,878
Malikbaria 1,923
Kadpur 1,877
Suria 3,137
Bagpul 3,315
Sahara 1,944

Reference