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About Digha Village

Digha is a small village in Egra I tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 284, made up of 156 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 821 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721443, 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 Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Egra I
Pincode 721443
Area (hectares) 61.09 hectares
Population 284
Male Population 156
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 821
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digha compares

By the 2011 count Digha is the 110th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents. Its 61.09 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

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 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dabetia, Dakshin Gahabi, Dalkuchi and Damodarbar. 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 284. That makes it the 110th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,367 residents.

Digha village has 156 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digha has about 821 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 932.

The pincode recorded for Digha is 721443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digha covers 61.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Digha falls under Egra I tehsil of Purba 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Digha.

Digha is in Egra I tehsil of Purba 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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