# Soya Dighi Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy (2)

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Soya Dighi

Soya Dighi is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,704 people in 588 households**, the 26th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 2,704people (2011)
- 588households
- 88.2%literacy
- 981females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soya Dighi

Of every 100 households in Soya Dighi in 2011, 77 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Soya Dighi · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****62%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

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

**6%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****35%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**24%

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 Soya Dighi?

■ Soya Dighi · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.2%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**955

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 82.0% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 120 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (15%) · **■** Household industry 48 (5%) · **■** Other work 455 (51%) · **■** Marginal 136 (15%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Kakharda2,930 people
- Narayandari2,786 people
- Barnan2,731 people
- Hogalberya2,710 people
- Jamitta2,628 people
- Paikpari2,595 people
- Banpur2,526 people
- Pakurya2,523 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Soya Dighi?2,704 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Soya Dighi in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Soya Dighi?88.2% (Census 2011)