# Soya Dighi Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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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 **3,674 people in 849 households**, the 13th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 3,674people (2011)
- 849households
- 91.0%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Soya Dighi

Of every 100 households in Soya Dighi in 2011, 68 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Soya Dighi · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**89%

Use banking services ****27%**

**38%

Television ****20%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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+) ****91.0%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045**

**955

Working population ****43.4%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 84.7% for women. 61% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 78 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (12%) · **■** Household industry 141 (9%) · **■** Other work 322 (20%) · **■** Marginal 859 (54%)

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

- Mashisda4,279 people
- Saira4,122 people
- Mathori3,885 people
- Shirui3,859 people
- Hurinan3,653 people
- Barasati3,581 people
- Ballok3,565 people
- Dakshin Usatpur3,409 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?3,674 (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?91.0% (Census 2011)