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About Digha Village

Digha is a small village in Bundwan tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 169 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 480.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723129, 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 Puruliya
Tehsil Bundwan
Pincode 723129
Area (hectares) 480.67 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 169
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
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 92nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 480.67 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

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 Dangarjuri, Dhabani, Dhadka and Dhanpora. 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 351. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Digha village has 169 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digha has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Digha is 723129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digha covers 480.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Digha falls under Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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 Bundwan tehsil of Puruliya 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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