Block / Subdivision → Polba Dadpur
District → Hugli
State → West Bengal
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Dighanswar village is 325219. Dighanswar village is located in Polba Dadpur subdivision of Hugli district in West Bengal, India. It is situated 16.9km away from sub-district headquarter Polba (tehsildar office) and 25.1km away from district headquarter Chinsura. As per 2009 stats, Satithan is the gram panchayat of Dighanswar village.
The total geographical area of village is 164.38 hectares. Dighanswar has a total population of 1,380 peoples, out of which male population is 709 while female population is 671. This results in a sex ratio of approximately 946 females for every 1,000 males. Literacy rate of dighanswar village is 70.07% out of which 74.61% males and 65.28% females are literate. There are about 319 houses in dighanswar village.
When it comes to administration, Dighanswar village is governed by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative (Head of Village) chosen through local elections, as per the Constitution of India and the Panchayati Raj Act. As per 2019 stats, Dighanswar village comes under Dhanekhali Vidhan Sabha constituency & Hooghly Lok Sabha constituency. Chunchura is nearest town to dighanswar village for all major economic activities, which is approximately 35km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 1,380 | 709 | 671 |
| Literate Population | 967 | 529 | 438 |
| Illiterate Population | 413 | 180 | 233 |
| Dighanswar - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Satithan |
| Block / Subdivision : | Polba Dadpur |
| District : | Hugli |
| State : | West Bengal |
| Pincode : | N/A |
| Area : | 164.38 hectares |
| Sex Ratio (2011): | 946 |
| Population (2011): | 1,380 |
| Households : | 319 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Dhanekhali |
| Parliament Constituency : | Hooghly |
| Nearest Town : | Chunchura (35 km) |
| Villages in Satithan Gram Panchayat | |
| Amra | Bakkeshwar |
| Dampur | Damurpur |
| Dighagari | Dighanswar |
| Durgadaspur | Goai |
| Hamidpur | Haur |
| Jagannathpur | Kamrai |
| Kunchpala | Maura |
| Nabagram | Nagpal |
| Purbasikta | Satithan |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Polba Dadpur |
| List of Subdivisions in Hugli |
| List of Districts in West Bengal |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.