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About Digha Village

Digha is one of the larger villages in Bhagawangola I tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,171, made up of 3,133 males and 3,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742135, 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 Murshidabad
Tehsil Bhagawangola I
Pincode 742135
Area (hectares) 281 hectares
Population 6,171
Male Population 3,133
Female Population 3,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Digha compares

By the 2011 count Digha is the 8th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents. Its 281 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Digha

Digha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Digha as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 29 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Lohapur, about 14 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 Lohapur 14 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhagawangola I 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 29 km

Villages closest to Digha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhagawangola I 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 6,171. That makes it the 8th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,742 residents.

Digha village has 3,133 males and 3,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digha has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Digha is 742135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digha covers 281 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Digha falls under Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Digha is Lohapur, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Digha.

Digha is about 29 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digha is in Bhagawangola I tehsil of Murshidabad district. Lohapur is about 14 km away. Rampur Hat is about 20 km away. Bhagawangola I is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajipur (2.9 km), Madapur (3.5 km) and Ramchandrapur (3.7 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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