Dighi Population, Caste, Working Data Madhepura, Bihar - Census 2011

Dighi is a village situated in Murliganj block of Madhepura district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 972 families residing in the village Dighi. The total population of Dighi is 5,058 out of which 2,709 are males and 2,349 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dighi is 867.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dighi village is 788 which is 16% of the total population. There are 429 male children and 359 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dighi is 837 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (867) of Dighi village.

Population
5,058
Families
972
Literacy
69.98%
Sex Ratio
867

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dighi is 70%. Thus Dighi village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Madhepura district. The male literacy rate is 77.28% and the female literacy rate is 61.61% in Dighi village.

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

Dighi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 788 429 359
Literacy 69.98% 77.28% 61.61%
Scheduled Caste 663 334 329
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,070 947 1,123

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dighi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dighi village out of total population, 1,638 were engaged in work activities. 61.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,638 workers engaged in Main Work, 648 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 247 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,005 822 183
Cultivators 648 580 68
Agriculture Labourer 247 142 105
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 105 95 10
Marginal Workers 633 445 188
Non Working 3,420 1,442 1,978

Nearby Villages to Dighi,

Below are the list of villages near Dighi village in Murliganj.

Village Population
Pakilpar 3,985
Raghunathpur 17,958
Khusropatti 1,909
Sahebganj Itahari 3,478
DInapatti 3,694
Harpur 6,948
Gamharia Ekdara 3,315
Gudar Chakla 838
Rampur 10,902
Singhian 3,540

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