# Digra Village, Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Digra

Digra is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **990 people in 240 households**, the 48th largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 990people (2011)
- 240households
- 65.2%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Digra

Of every 100 households in Digra in 2011, 66 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Digra · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**94%

Use banking services ****23%**

**42%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****95%**

**97%

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 Digra?

■ Digra · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**970

Working population ****38.8%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 56.3% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 113 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 226 (59%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Kanyta1,037 people
- Kandarpapur1,034 people
- Chakturia1,030 people
- Panchpara1,030 people
- Chaupanya987 people
- Ambigere977 people
- Baragere977 people
- Arun968 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Digra?990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digra in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Digra?65.2% (Census 2011)