Dighari Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dighari is a village situated in Bongaon block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 970 families residing in the village Dighari. The total population of Dighari is 4,241 out of which 2,177 are males and 2,064 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dighari is 948.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dighari village is 380 which is 9% of the total population. There are 191 male children and 189 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dighari is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Dighari village.

Population
4,241
Families
970
Literacy
74.8%
Sex Ratio
948

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dighari is 74.8%. Thus Dighari village has lower literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 79.91% and the female literacy rate is 69.39% in Dighari village.

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

Dighari Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 380 191 189
Literacy 74.8% 79.91% 69.39%
Scheduled Caste 3,411 1,772 1,639
Scheduled Tribe 196 101 95
Illiterate 1,353 590 763

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 80.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.6% of total population in Dighari village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dighari village out of total population, 1,468 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,468 workers engaged in Main Work, 511 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 535 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,243 1,137 106
Cultivators 511 503 8
Agriculture Labourer 535 491 44
Household Industries 7 6 1
Other Workers 190 137 53
Marginal Workers 225 155 70
Non Working 2,773 885 1,888

Nearby Villages to Dighari,

Below are the list of villages near Dighari village in Bongaon.

Village Population
Satashi 1,637
Kaikhali 569
Nishchintapur 2,617
Damdama 2,264
Pathantala 535
Mamudpur 2,554
Chinili 1,736
Dakshin Kanakpur 1,547
Harishpur 2,183
Kulpukuria 833

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