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About Digra Village

Digra is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 688, made up of 360 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, 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 South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 46.76 hectares
Population 688
Male Population 360
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digra compares

By the 2011 count Digra is the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 46.76 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Digra

Digra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Digra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Digra from other places

Digra lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 11 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Digra
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 11 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Digra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta tehsil.

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 688. That makes it the 111th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Digra village has 360 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digra has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Digra is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digra covers 46.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Digra falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Digra is Basuldanga, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 village for Digra.

Digra is about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digra is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 11 km away. Falta is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alambibi Ramnagar (under 2 km), Bhagabanpur (under 2 km) and Baichbere (under 2 km).

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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