# Digha Village, Bhagawangola - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawangola - I, Murshidabad 

# Digha

Digha is a village in Bhagawangola - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,171 people in 1,415 households**, the 8th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 6,171people (2011)
- 1,415households
- 57.7%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Digha

Of every 100 households in Digha in 2011, 14 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Digha · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**69%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**29%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**43%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****23%**

**29%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****52%**

**35%

Own their home ****51%**

**92%

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 Digha?

■ Digha · ■ Bhagawangola - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****963**

**961

Working population ****33.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.8% for men and 56.6% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 839 (40%) · **■** Household industry 63 (3%) · **■** Other work 640 (31%) · **■** Marginal 421 (20%)

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 Bhagawangola - I

- Kantanagar15,587 people
- Belia Syampur11,847 people
- Telia8,259 people
- Kasba Bahadurpur7,470 people
- Bhundar Kismat5,800 people
- Madhya Gobindapur4,777 people
- Kochgiria4,606 people
- Upar Orahar4,568 people

[All 60 villages in Bhagawangola - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Digha?6,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digha in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Digha?57.7% (Census 2011)