# Dighanswar Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Dighanswar

Dighanswar is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,380 people in 319 households**, the 72nd largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 1,380people (2011)
- 319households
- 75.0%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dighanswar

Of every 100 households in Dighanswar in 2011, 55 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dighanswar · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**50%

Tap water ****51%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**86%

Use banking services ****96%**

**56%

Television ****46%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**14%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Dighanswar?

■ Dighanswar · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**942

Working population ****44.9%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 70.1% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 133 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (64%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (8%) · **■** Marginal 38 (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 Polba - Dadpur

- Hanral1,447 people
- Ganeshpur1,444 people
- Ochai1,417 people
- Banseye1,386 people
- Ugly1,352 people
- Maheshpur1,336 people
- Dakshin Dadpur1,319 people
- Sangrampur1,289 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dighanswar?1,380 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighanswar in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dighanswar?75.0% (Census 2011)