# Dighit, Saltora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Saltora, Bankura 

# Dighit

Dighit is a village in [Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **193 people in 39 households**, the 130th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 24.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 193people (2011)
- 39households
- 24.2%literacy
- 1,098females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dighit

Of every 100 households in Dighit in 2011, 38 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dighit · ■ Saltora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**66%

Use banking services ****10%**

**45%

Television ****5%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dighit?

■ Dighit · ■ Saltora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****24.2%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1098**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**939

Working population ****26.4%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 27.6% for men and 21.2% for women. 54% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 44 (86%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (8%) · **■** Other work 3 (6%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Saltora

- Siakuldoba289 people
- Lakshankata268 people
- Nabagram261 people
- Krishnapur209 people
- Madhabpur187 people
- Bansh Ketia184 people
- Paharpur181 people
- Thana Dumar176 people

[All 157 villages in Saltora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/saltora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dighit?193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighit in?Bankura district (Saltora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dighit?24.2% (Census 2011)