Digha, Dantan - Ii, Medinipur West, West Bengal, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Digha


The village Digha is located in Dantan - Ii C.D.Block of Medinipur West District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Dantan - Ii Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Digha


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Digha,
Medinipur West,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 721445

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Digha


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

A brief summary of available data for Digha 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 Digha


As per available data from the year 2009, 702 persons live in 152 house holds in the village Digha. There are 343 female individuals and 359 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 48.86% and males constitute 51.14% of the total population.

There are 48 scheduled castes persons of which 23 are females and 25 are males. Females constitute 47.92% and males constitute 52.08% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 6.84% of the total population.

There are 86 scheduled tribes persons of which 41 are females and 45 are males. Females constitute 47.67% and males constitute 52.33% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 12.25% of the total population.

Population density of Digha is 922.71 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Digha


Maps, reports and datasets of Digha on topography, land use land cover(LULC), watershed / hydrological parameters etc. are available as a professional paid service. Please contact us for further details.

Total area of Digha is 76.08 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

About 8.7 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 1.22 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Digha


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

There is a government primary school in the village Digha.

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

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

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

Colleges in Digha


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 Belda, which is more than 10 kms away from Digha.

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

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

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

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

Other Educational Facilities in Digha


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

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a private non formal training centre in Dhaneswarpur, which is less than 5 kms away from Digha.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Khakurda, which is less than 5 kms away from Digha.

Healthcare Facilities in Digha


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Digha.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Digha.

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

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Digha.

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

There is a allopathic hospital 5-10 kms away from Digha.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Digha.

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

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Digha.

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

There is no family welfare centre in the village Digha or anywhere in the nearby villages.

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

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