Dighir, Dhaniakhali, Hooghly, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Dighir


The village Dighir is located in Dhaniakhali C.D.Block of Hooghly District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Dhaniakhali Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Dighir


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Dighir,
Hooghly,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 712402

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Dighir


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Dighir is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Dighir is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Dighir


As per available data from the year 2009, 2412 persons live in 632 house holds in the village Dighir. There are 1231 female individuals and 1181 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.04% and males constitute 48.96% of the total population.

There are 1045 scheduled castes persons of which 545 are females and 500 are males. Females constitute 52.15% and males constitute 47.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 43.33% of the total population.

There are 199 scheduled tribes persons of which 108 are females and 91 are males. Females constitute 54.27% and males constitute 45.73% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 8.25% of the total population.

Population density of Dighir is 1348.84 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Dighir


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Total area of Dighir is 178.82 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 154.95 ha. About 154.95 ha is irrigated area. About 154.95 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 22.25 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.62 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Dighir


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Dighir.

There is a government primary school in the village Dighir.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Srikrishnapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Dighir.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Srikrishnapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Dighir.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Srikrishnapur, which is less than 5 kms away from Dighir.

Colleges in Dighir


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Tarakeswar, which is more than 10 kms away from Dighir.

There are no engineering colleges in the village Dighir or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Bardhan, which is more than 10 kms away from Dighir.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Chinsurah, which is more than 10 kms away from Dighir.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Chinsurah, which is more than 10 kms away from Dighir.

Other Educational Facilities in Dighir


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Bandel, which is more than 10 kms away from Dighir.

There are no non formal training centres in the village Dighir or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There are no differently abled schools in the village Dighir or anywhere in the nearby villages.

Healthcare Facilities in Dighir


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Dighir.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Dighir.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Dighir.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Dighir.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Dighir.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Dighir.

There is no alternative medicine hospital in the village Dighir or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Dighir.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Dighir.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Dighir or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Dighir.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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