# Bene Dighi, Sabang, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sabang, Paschim Medinipur 

# Bene Dighi

Bene Dighi is a village in [Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,329 people in 307 households**, the 61st largest of 226 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,329people (2011)
- 307households
- 85.4%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bene Dighi

Of every 100 households in Bene Dighi in 2011, 28 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bene Dighi · ■ Sabang rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**77%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**22%

Tap water ****61%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****32%**

**48%

Television ****17%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****15%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bene Dighi?

■ Bene Dighi · ■ Sabang rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**952

Working population ****82.8%**

**59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 78.4% for women. 83% of men and 82% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 86 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 61 (6%) · **■** Marginal 877 (80%)

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 Sabang

- Routara Bari1,364 people
- Parashpur1,351 people
- Chandkuri1,346 people
- Makramnichak1,332 people
- Kalidahachara1,283 people
- Krorda1,264 people
- Nona Madhabchak1,261 people
- Uchitpur1,254 people

[All 232 villages in Sabang](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/sabang/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bene Dighi?1,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bene Dighi in?Paschim Medinipur district (Sabang sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bene Dighi?85.4% (Census 2011)