Dighawani Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Dighawani is a Census Town city situated in Parasia tehsil of Chhindwara district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,292 families residing in the Dighawani city. The total population of Dighawani is 5,953 out of which 3,035 are males and 2,918 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dighawani is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dighawani city is 730 which is 12% of the total population. There are 370 male children and 360 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dighawani is 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (961).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dighawani is 75%. Thus Dighawani has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Chhindwara district. The male literacy rate is 83.53% and the female literacy rate is 66.15% in Dighawani.

Dighawani Census Town has total administration over 1,292 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dighawani Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dighawani Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 730 370 360
Literacy 75% 73.3% 58%
Scheduled Caste 1,111 574 537
Scheduled Tribe 1,062 523 539
Illiterate 2,035 809 1,226

Caste-wise Population - Dighawani

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.8% of total population in Dighawani.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,111 574 537
Schedule Tribe 1,062 523 539

Religion-wise Population - Dighawani

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dighawani is 5,050 which is 84.83% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dighawani is 836 which is 14.04% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dighawani as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,050 (84.83%) 2,587 2,463
Muslim 836 (14.04%) 421 415
Christian 22 (0.37%) 8 14
Sikh 23 (0.39%) 10 13
Buddhist 14 (0.24%) 5 9
Jain 7 (0.12%) 4 3
Other Religion 1 (0.02%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Dighawani

The total literacy rate of Dighawani was 75.01% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 3,918 literates, males were 2,226 while females were 1,692. Also the male literacy rate was 83.53% and the female literacy rate was 66.15% in Dighawani.

  Dighawani Madhya Pradesh
Female 66.15% 59.24%
Male 83.53% 78.73%
Total 75.01% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Dighawani

The Sex Ratio of Dighawani is 961. Thus per every 1000 men there were 961 females in Dighawani. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 961 ) of Dighawani.

Child Population - Dighawani

According to Census 2011, there were 730 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dighawani. Out of which 370 were male while 360 were female.

Working Population - Dighawani

In Dighawani Census Town out of total population, 1,619 were engaged in work activities. 70.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,619 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,142 955 187
Cultivators 80 61 19
Agriculture Labourer 22 18 4
Household Industries 10 6 4
Other Workers 1,030 870 160
Marginal Workers 477 355 122
Non Working 4,334 1,725 2,609

Dighawani Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dighawani is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,953 65.8% 961

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