# Digha Village, Nakashipara, Nadia (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Nakashipara, Nadia 

# Digha

Digha is a village in Nakashipara sub-district of Nadia district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,236 people in 875 households**, the 33rd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 4,236people (2011)
- 875households
- 61.2%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Digha

Of every 100 households in Digha in 2011, 12 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Digha · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**42%

Tap water ****1%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**63%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**23%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**39%

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 Digha?

■ Digha · ■ Nakashipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**968

Working population ****26.1%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.5% for men and 64.9% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 453 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 503 (45%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 91 (8%) · **■** Marginal 41 (4%)

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 Nakashipara

- Dakshin Bahirgachhi4,500 people
- Mejpota4,494 people
- Tetul Baria4,447 people
- Uttar Bahirgachi4,390 people
- Arpara4,113 people
- Dadupur4,086 people
- Gotpara4,043 people
- Uday Chandrapur3,747 people

[All 107 villages in Nakashipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/nadia/nakashipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Digha?4,236 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digha in?Nadia district (Nakashipara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Digha?61.2% (Census 2011)