Dighi Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dighi is a village situated in Chanchal - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 111 families residing in the village Dighi. The total population of Dighi is 560 out of which 288 are males and 272 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dighi is 944.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dighi village is 81 which is 14% of the total population. There are 42 male children and 39 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dighi is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Dighi village.

Population
560
Families
111
Literacy
89.35%
Sex Ratio
944

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dighi is 89.4%. Thus Dighi village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 93.5% and the female literacy rate is 84.98% 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 81 42 39
Literacy 89.35% 93.5% 84.98%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 132 58 74

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% 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, 220 were engaged in work activities. 70.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 220 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 65 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 156 153 3
Cultivators 52 52 0
Agriculture Labourer 65 63 2
Household Industries 24 24 0
Other Workers 15 14 1
Marginal Workers 64 28 36
Non Working 340 107 233

Nearby Villages to Dighi,

Below are the list of villages near Dighi village in Chanchal - I.

Village Population
Panchrekha 201
Basilhat 1,147
Kharba Gopalpur 3,247
Gobindapur 855
Islampur 2,462
Kendua 2,894
Kobaia 2,618
Sahabajpur 2,335
Srikrishnapur 1,147
Khosalpur 1,007

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