# Keshai Dighi Village, Bhagawanpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Keshai Dighi

Keshai Dighi is a village in Bhagawanpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **868 people in 194 households**, the 72nd largest of 167 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 91.0%.

- 868people (2011)
- 194households
- 91.7%literacy
- 1,052females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Keshai Dighi

Of every 100 households in Keshai Dighi in 2011, 59 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Keshai Dighi · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**92%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****84%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**97%

Use banking services ****34%**

**34%

Television ****34%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Keshai Dighi?

■ Keshai Dighi · ■ Bhagawanpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**91.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**949

Working population ****28.1%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 88.8% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 98 (40%) · **■** Marginal 138 (57%)

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 Bhagawanpur - II

- Kismat Patna939 people
- Bhoshla Gere906 people
- Uttar Khamar886 people
- Champak Ray Chak876 people
- Ram Chak Shyam Chak854 people
- Saktia848 people
- Purbba Chak845 people
- Jia Khali829 people

[All 168 villages in Bhagawanpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/bhagawanpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Keshai Dighi?868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Keshai Dighi in?Purba Medinipur district (Bhagawanpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Keshai Dighi?91.7% (Census 2011)