# Digha Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Digha

Digha is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **284 people in 53 households**, the 112th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 284people (2011)
- 53households
- 91.8%literacy
- 821females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Digha

Of every 100 households in Digha in 2011, 78 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Digha · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**10%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**37%

Television ****28%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**26%

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 Digha?

■ Digha · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.8%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****821**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**926

Working population ****34.2%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 84.6% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (19%) · **■** Other work 31 (32%) · **■** Marginal 16 (16%)

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 Egra - I

- Hatbarpatna334 people
- Chaknath307 people
- Hasimpur305 people
- Chowbatia301 people
- Jagadishpur236 people
- Hosenpur221 people
- Baman Bil208 people
- Bhetia208 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Digha?284 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digha in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Digha?91.8% (Census 2011)