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About Digha Village

Digha is a mid sized village in Pandua tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,959, made up of 1,009 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Pandua
Pincode 712149
Area (hectares) 230.1 hectares
Population 1,959
Male Population 1,009
Female Population 950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Digha compares

By the 2011 count Digha is the 46th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents. Its 230.1 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Digha

Digha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Digha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Digha from other places

Digha lies about 14 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Kalyani Main, about 7.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Digha
Nearest railway station Kalyani Main 7.4 km
Nearest town Kānchrāpāra 11 km
District headquarters Hugli 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pandua 29 km

Villages closest to Digha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pandua tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Digha

As per the Census of India 2011, Digha village had a population of 1,959. That makes it the 46th largest of the 153 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,738 residents.

Digha village has 1,009 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digha has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Digha is 712149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digha covers 230.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Digha falls under Pandua tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Digha is Kalyani Main, about 7.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Digha.

Digha is about 14 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digha is in Pandua tehsil of Hugli district. Kalyani Main is about 7.4 km away. Kānchrāpāra is about 11 km away. Hugli is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhonpur (2.4 km), Kalyanpur (3.5 km) and Kanur (3.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Digha today is likely to be higher.

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