# Dighra Village, Raina - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - II, Barddhaman 

# Dighra

Dighra is a village in Raina - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **986 people in 219 households**, the 58th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%.

- 986people (2011)
- 219households
- 82.5%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dighra

Of every 100 households in Dighra in 2011, 36 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dighra · ■ Raina - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**66%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**28%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**89%

Use banking services ****74%**

**84%

Television ****19%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

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 Dighra?

■ Dighra · ■ Raina - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**81.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**941

Working population ****32.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 76.6% for women. 60% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 104 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (55%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 35 (11%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%)

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 Raina - II

- Nilut1,047 people
- Rupsara1,023 people
- Momrejpur1,010 people
- Chabukpur996 people
- Sundhipur954 people
- Durgabati900 people
- Pipuldaha900 people
- Alampur891 people

[All 94 villages in Raina - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dighra?986 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighra in?Barddhaman district (Raina - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dighra?82.5% (Census 2011)