Geographic Location of Digha

The village Digha is located in Gaighata C.D.Block of 24 Paraganas North District in the State of West Bengal in India. It comes under Gaighata Community Development Block.

Travel and Communication for Digha

There is a railway station less than 5 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Digha,
24 Paraganas North,
West Bengal, India
PIN - 743245

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Digha

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

Social Structure of Digha

As per available data from the year 2009, 3971 persons live in 935 house holds in the village Digha. There are 1946 female individuals and 2025 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.01% and males constitute 50.99% of the total population.

There are 1820 scheduled castes persons of which 906 are females and 914 are males. Females constitute 49.78% and males constitute 50.22% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 45.83% of the total population.

There are 5 scheduled tribes persons of which 1 are females and 4 are males. Females constitute 20% and males constitute 80% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.13% of the total population.

Population density of Digha is 1317.12 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Digha

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Total area of Digha is 301.49 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 237.43 ha. About 168.63 ha is un-irrigated area. About 68.8 ha is irrigated area. About 68.8 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 57.06 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 7 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Digha

There are 3 government pre-primary schools in the village Digha.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Digha.

There is a government middle school in the village Digha.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Dhakuria, 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 Dhakuria, 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 Goberdanga, 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 Kolkata, 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 Kolkata, 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 Bera Champa, 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 Habra, 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 Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Digha.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a private differently abled school in Kolkata, which is more than 10 kms away from Digha.

Healthcare Facilities in Digha

There is a community health centre more than 10 kms away from Digha.

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

There is a primary health sub-centre with doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Digha.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Digha.

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

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

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Digha.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Digha.

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