Country India District Barddhaman Vehicle registration WB Local time Tuesday 10:05 PM | State West Bengal Time zone IST (UTC+5:30) Lok Sabha constituency Asansol Population 13,633 (2011) | |
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Dignala is a census town in Andal C.D. Block in Durgapur subdivision in Barddhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Map of Dighnala, Andal, West Bengal
Geography
Dignala is located at 23°35′10″N 87°11′42″E.
The Asansol-Durgapur region is composed of undulating latterite soil. This area lies between two mighty rivers – the Damodar and the Ajay. They flow almost parallel to each other in the region – the average distance between the two rivers is around 30 km. For ages the area was heavily forested and infested with plunderers and marauders. The discovery of coal led to industrialisation of the area and most of the forests have been cleared.
Demographics
As per the 2011 Census of India Dignala had a total population of 13,633, of which 7,170 (53%) were males and 6,463 (47%) were females. Population below 6 years was 1,317. The total number of literates in Dignala was 10,797 (87.67% of the population over 6 years).
As of 2001 India census, Dignala had a population of 12,510. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Dignala has an average literacy rate of 78%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 85% and, female literacy is 70%. In Dignala, 9% of the population is under 6 years of age.
Education
Dignala has five primary and two higher secondary schools.