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About Digna Village

Digna is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,558, made up of 775 males and 783 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 79.17 hectares
Population 1,558
Male Population 775
Female Population 783
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digna compares

By the 2011 count Digna is the 66th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 79.17 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Digna

Digna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Digna 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhamdhol, Dharampur, Dharanda and Dhigaldanga. 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 Digna

As per the Census of India 2011, Digna village had a population of 1,558. That makes it the 66th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Digna village has 775 males and 783 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digna has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Digna is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digna covers 79.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Digna falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Digna 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 village for Digna.

Digna is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur 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 Digna today is likely to be higher.

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