Digha Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Digha is a village situated in Egra - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 53 families residing in the village Digha. The total population of Digha is 284 out of which 156 are males and 128 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Digha is 821.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Digha village is 28 which is 10% of the total population. There are 17 male children and 11 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Digha is 647 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (821) of Digha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Digha is 91.8%. Thus Digha village has a higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 97.84% and the female literacy rate is 84.62% in Digha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Digha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Digha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Digha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 28 | 17 | 11 |
| Literacy | 91.8% | 97.84% | 84.62% |
| Scheduled Caste | 12 | 7 | 5 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 49 | 20 | 29 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Digha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Digha village out of total population, 97 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 97 workers engaged in Main Work, 32 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 18 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 81 | 79 | 2 |
| Cultivators | 32 | 32 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 31 | 29 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| Non Working | 187 | 66 | 121 |
Map of Digha, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Digha, Egra - I
Below are the list of villages near Digha village in Egra - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sarrang | 2,448 |
| Tentulia | 1,279 |
| Gopal Chak | 185 |
| Kourda | 1,634 |
| Barida | 4,630 |
| Kalyanpur | 609 |
| Baispur | 732 |
| Khalina | 1,887 |
| Barttana | 3,799 |
| Hasimpur | 305 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Digha, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia