# Dhumadighi Village, Maldah, Maldah (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Maldah, Maldah 

# Dhumadighi

Dhumadighi is a village in Maldah sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **735 people in 171 households**, the 48th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%.

- 735people (2011)
- 171households
- 60.8%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhumadighi

Of every 100 households in Dhumadighi in 2011, 30 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhumadighi · ■ Maldah rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**73%

Tap water ****64%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**90%

Use banking services ****47%**

**24%

Television ****24%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**35%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhumadighi?

■ Dhumadighi · ■ Maldah rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**57.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**968

Working population ****32.5%**

**40.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 54.5% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 111 (46%) · **■** Marginal 21 (9%)

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 Maldah

- Jharpukuria826 people
- Itapajha811 people
- Gungaon754 people
- Darial748 people
- Bhabuk728 people
- Sukhandighi712 people
- Belahar706 people
- Rachulpur698 people

[All 115 villages in Maldah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/maldah/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhumadighi?735 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhumadighi in?Maldah district (Maldah sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dhumadighi?60.8% (Census 2011)