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About Soya Dighi Village

Soya Dighi is a large village in Sahid Matangini tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,704, made up of 1,365 males and 1,339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.31 hectares hectares.

Soya Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Soya Dighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Sahid Matangini
Area (hectares) 95.31 hectares
Population 2,704
Male Population 1,365
Female Population 1,339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Soya Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Soya Dighi is the 25th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents. Its 95.31 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Soya Dighi

Soya Dighi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Soya Dighi as Available within <5 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 Saira, Shahara, Shantipur and Shirui. 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 Soya Dighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Soya Dighi village had a population of 2,704. That makes it the 25th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,254 residents.

Soya Dighi village has 1,365 males and 1,339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Soya Dighi has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Soya Dighi covers 95.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Soya Dighi falls under Sahid Matangini tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

Soya Dighi is in Sahid Matangini 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 Soya Dighi today is likely to be higher.

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