# Digha Village, Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Digha

Digha is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **702 people in 152 households**, the 67th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 702people (2011)
- 152households
- 86.5%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Digha

Of every 100 households in Digha in 2011, 42 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Digha · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**98%

Use banking services ****89%**

**60%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**953

Working population ****37.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.1% for men and 80.7% for women. 65% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (45%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 108 (41%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Dantan - II

- Bastupur773 people
- Kautia744 people
- Mirjapur724 people
- Saipur719 people
- Paniara674 people
- Lalat672 people
- Bardaltitia669 people
- Dhukurda664 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Digha?702 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Digha?86.5% (Census 2011)