# Balaban Dighi Village, Midnapore – Population & Literacy

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Balaban Dighi

Balaban Dighi is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,342 people in 293 households**, the 40th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,342people (2011)
- 293households
- 91.6%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Balaban Dighi

Of every 100 households in Balaban Dighi in 2011, 28 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Balaban Dighi · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**18%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****13%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Balaban Dighi?

■ Balaban Dighi · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.6%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**968

Working population ****31.8%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.3% for men and 88.8% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (26%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (12%) · **■** Marginal 190 (44%)

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 Midnapore

- Talkui1,585 people
- Mahatapnagar1,504 people
- Ramchandrapur1,470 people
- Shankati1,353 people
- Paljagul1,326 people
- Bagdubi1,243 people
- Lohatikri1,215 people
- Bishripat1,188 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Balaban Dighi?1,342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Balaban Dighi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Balaban Dighi?91.6% (Census 2011)