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About Digha Village

Digha is a large village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,971, made up of 2,025 males and 1,946 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743245, 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 North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Gaighata
Pincode 743245
Area (hectares) 301.49 hectares
Population 3,971
Male Population 2,025
Female Population 1,946
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Digha compares

By the 2011 count Digha is the 18th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 301.49 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Digha

The census records public bus service for Digha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 2.1 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 Bamangachi 2.1 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 6.2 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 29 km

Villages closest to Digha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaighata 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 3,971. That makes it the 18th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Digha village has 2,025 males and 1,946 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digha has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Digha is 743245. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digha covers 301.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Digha falls under Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Digha is Bamangachi, about 2.1 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Digha.

Digha is about 27 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digha is in Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bamangachi is about 2.1 km away. Bārāsat is about 6.2 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (5.5 km), Tengra (5.7 km) and Chakjhaudanga (6.9 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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