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About Digra Village

Digra is a mid sized village in Kharagpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 990, made up of 506 males and 484 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Kharagpur II
Pincode 721301
Area (hectares) 65.94 hectares
Population 990
Male Population 506
Female Population 484
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Digra compares

By the 2011 count Digra is the 47th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 560 residents. Its 65.94 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Digra

Digra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Digra as Available within 5 - 10 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. The nearest villages by name are Dayalchak, Deuli Purba, Deulichak and Dharimba. 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 Digra

As per the Census of India 2011, Digra village had a population of 990. That makes it the 47th largest of the 317 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 560 residents.

Digra village has 506 males and 484 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digra has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Digra is 721301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digra covers 65.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Digra falls under Kharagpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Digra notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Digra is in Kharagpur 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 Digra today is likely to be higher.

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