# Dighra Village, Habra - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - II, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Dighra

Dighra is a village in Habra - II sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,257 people in 1,036 households**, the 1st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 4,257people (2011)
- 1,036households
- 85.0%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dighra

Of every 100 households in Dighra in 2011, 87 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dighra · ■ Habra - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**81%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**16%

Tap water ****12%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**90%

Use banking services ****54%**

**47%

Television ****41%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**20%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dighra?

■ Dighra · ■ Habra - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****987**

**962

Working population ****34.3%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 81.8% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (20%) · **■** Household industry 49 (3%) · **■** Other work 954 (65%) · **■** Marginal 60 (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 Habra - II

- Tajpur4,092 people
- Bhatchhala3,710 people
- Hijli3,543 people
- Randhan Gachha3,513 people

[All 76 villages in Habra - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dighra?4,257 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighra in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Dighra?85.0% (Census 2011)