Dighwa Population, Caste, Working Data Gopalganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Dighwa is a village situated in Baikunthpur block of Gopalganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 3,808 families residing in the village Dighwa. The total population of Dighwa is 21,100 out of which 10,306 are males and 10,794 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dighwa is 1,047.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Dighwa village is 3838 which is 18% of the total population. There are 1951 male children and 1887 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dighwa is 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,047) of Dighwa village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dighwa is 62.1%. Thus Dighwa village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54% of Gopalganj district. The male literacy rate is 72.87% and the female literacy rate is 52.04% in Dighwa village.

Population
21,100
Families
3,808
Literacy
62.12%
Sex Ratio
1,047

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

Dighwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,838 1,951 1,887
Literacy 62.12% 72.87% 52.04%
Scheduled Caste 1,796 900 896
Scheduled Tribe 174 72 102
Illiterate 10,377 4,218 6,159

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Dighwa village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dighwa village out of total population, 5,576 were engaged in work activities. 67.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,576 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,456 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,589 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,775 3,179 596
Cultivators 1,456 1,343 113
Agriculture Labourer 1,589 1,213 376
Household Industries 49 44 5
Other Workers 681 579 102
Marginal Workers 1,801 1,274 527
Non Working 15,524 5,853 9,671

Map of Dighwa, Gopalganj, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Dighwa, Baikunthpur

Below are the list of villages near Dighwa village in Baikunthpur.

Village Population
Chhapia 300
Sirsa 8,605
Chiuntaha 2,457
Ramgarh 374
Baikunthpur 2,486
Bhagwanpur 2,569
Bahrampur 655
Banhauli Banaura 4,782
Dhursanda 59
Usri 5,409

Reference