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About Digambarpur Village

Digambarpur is one of the larger villages in Patharpratima tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,577, made up of 3,378 males and 3,199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 787 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743349, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digambarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digambarpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Patharpratima
Pincode 743349
Area (hectares) 787 hectares
Population 6,577
Male Population 3,378
Female Population 3,199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digambarpur compares

By the 2011 count Digambarpur is the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents. Its 787 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Digambarpur

Digambarpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Digambarpur as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Digambarpur from other places

Digambarpur lies about 26 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Madhabnagar, about 17 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 Digambarpur
Tehsil headquarters Patharpratima 16 km
Nearest railway station Madhabnagar 17 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 26 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 27 km

Villages closest to Digambarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patharpratima 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 Digambarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Digambarpur village had a population of 6,577. That makes it the 6th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,814 residents.

Digambarpur village has 3,378 males and 3,199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digambarpur has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Digambarpur is 743349. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digambarpur covers 787 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Digambarpur falls under Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Digambarpur is Madhabnagar, about 17 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Digambarpur.

Digambarpur is about 26 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.

Digambarpur is in Patharpratima tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Patharpratima is about 16 km away. Madhabnagar is about 17 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurudaspur (2.1 km), Paschim Sridharpur (2.3 km) and Uttar Mahendrapur (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Digambarpur today is likely to be higher.

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