Dighalkandi Population, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dighalkandi is a village situated in Karimpur - II block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 684 families residing in the village Dighalkandi. The total population of Dighalkandi is 2,734 out of which 1,408 are males and 1,326 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dighalkandi is 942.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dighalkandi village is 271 which is 10% of the total population. There are 132 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dighalkandi is 1,053 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Dighalkandi village.

Population
2,734
Families
684
Literacy
63.66%
Sex Ratio
942

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dighalkandi is 63.7%. Thus Dighalkandi village has lower literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 68.18% and the female literacy rate is 58.8% in Dighalkandi village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dighalkandi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Dighalkandi Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dighalkandi village.

Total Male Female
Children 271 132 139
Literacy 63.66% 68.18% 58.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,539 783 756
Scheduled Tribe 34 17 17
Illiterate 1,166 538 628

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 56.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Dighalkandi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dighalkandi village out of total population, 1,148 were engaged in work activities. 76.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,148 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 726 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 875 820 55
Cultivators 68 67 1
Agriculture Labourer 726 689 37
Household Industries 11 1 10
Other Workers 70 63 7
Marginal Workers 273 54 219
Non Working 1,586 534 1,052

Nearby Villages to Dighalkandi,

Below are the list of villages near Dighalkandi village in Karimpur - II.

Village Population
Gaubari 1,714
Dharar 803
Manikdihi 996
Bagdanga 2,141
Singadanga 3,004
Rakhal Gachhi 813
Baniakandi 994
Madhpur 2,658
Dakshin Udaynagar 218
Baruipota 2,042

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