Digha | |
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Census Town | |
  Digha Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Digha Digha (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°45′19″N88°31′29″E / 22.755326°N 88.524742°E /22.755326; 88.524742 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | North 24 Parganas |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.40 km2 (0.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 8,159 |
| • Density | 5,830/km2 (15,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali,English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | +91 33 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Barasat |
| Website | north24parganas |
Digha is acensus town in theBarasat ICD block in theBarasat Sadar subdivision in theNorth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Digha is located at22°45′19″N88°31′29″E / 22.755326°N 88.524742°E /22.755326; 88.524742.
Bamangachhi, Digha andKulberia form a cluster of census towns. The entire cluster has a very high density of population. (See the infobox of each census town for density of population).[1]
Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.[2]
The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lowerGanges Delta.[3] The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.[4]54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas.[5]
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
As of 2011[update] Indiacensus, Digha had a population of 8,159; of this, 4,162 are male, 3,997 female.[6] It has an average literacy rate of 73.2%, lower than the national average of 74.04%.
As per District Census Handbook 2011, Digha covered an area of 1.3969 km2. It had 2 primary schools, the nearest middle school, secondary school and senior secondary school were 0.5 km away at Sikdarpukuria, and the nearest degree college was 7 km away atBarasat. The nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was available 1 km away.[7]
Digha is onNational Highway 112 (Jessore Road).[8]
TheDuttapukur railway station on theSealdah-Bangaon line, which is part of theKolkata Suburban Railway railway system and is located nearby.[9][8]
There is aprimary health centre atDuttapukur.[10]
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected byarsenic contamination.[11]
Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.[1]
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