Country India District North 24 Parganas Website north24parganas.nic.in | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Population 8,159 (2011) | |
Digha is a census town under Barasat I (community development block) (Sub District) in Barasat Sadar subdivision in North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Demographics
As of 2011 India census, Digha had a population of 8,159; of this, 4,162 are male, 3,997 female. It has an average literacy rate of 73.2%, lower than the national average of 74.04%.
Healthcare
North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.
References
Digha, North 24 Parganas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA