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About Digha Village

Digha is a mid sized village in Dantan II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 702, made up of 359 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721445, 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 Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Dantan II
Pincode 721445
Area (hectares) 76.08 hectares
Population 702
Male Population 359
Female Population 343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digha compares

By the 2011 count Digha is the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 76.08 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Digha

Digha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chauraigram, Daharda, Damodarpur and Dhaneswarpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 702. That makes it the 66th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Digha village has 359 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digha has about 955 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 953.

The pincode recorded for Digha is 721445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digha covers 76.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Digha falls under Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Digha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Digha is in Dantan II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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