# Diha Village, Berhampore, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Berhampore, Murshidabad 

# Diha

Diha is a village in Berhampore sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,539 people in 516 households**, the 52nd largest of 124 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,539people (2011)
- 516households
- 85.1%literacy
- 845females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Diha

Of every 100 households in Diha in 2011, 32 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Diha · ■ Berhampore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**30%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**55%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**52%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****49%**

**33%

Television ****11%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Diha?

■ Diha · ■ Berhampore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**972

Working population ****28.2%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.4% for men and 83.4% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 245 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (36%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 115 (16%) · **■** Marginal 80 (11%)

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 Berhampore

- Ruhia2,813 people
- Bhagabanbati2,663 people
- Madapur2,628 people
- Gobindapur2,582 people
- Dabkai2,508 people
- Benidaspur2,482 people
- Uday Nagar2,251 people
- Basabari2,193 people

[All 138 villages in Berhampore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/berhampore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Diha?2,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diha in?Murshidabad district (Berhampore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Diha?85.1% (Census 2011)