Digha is a

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in the Barasat I

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in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the

North 24 Parganas district North 24 Parganas (abv. 24 PGS (N)) or sometimes North Twenty Four Parganas is a district in southern West Bengal, of eastern India. North 24 Parganas extends in the tropical zone from latitude 22° 11′ 6″ north to 23° 15′ 2″ north and f ...

in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of

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Geography

Location

Digha is located at . Bamangachhi, Digha and

Kulberia Kulberia is a census town in the Barasat I CD block in the Barasat Sadar subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of Kolkata Urban Agglomeration. Geography Location Kulberia is located a ...

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). Duttapukur police station has jurisdiction over Barasat I CD Block.

Area overview

The area covered in the map alongside is largely a part of the north Bidyadhari Plain. located in the lower Ganges Delta. The country is flat. It is a little raised above flood level and the highest ground borders the river channels.54.67% of the people of the densely populated area lives in the urban areas and 45.33% lives in the rural areas. 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.

Demographics

India census, Digha had a population of 8,159; of this, 4,162 are male, 3,997 female. (For census towns, select "urban" radio button, then select state, district and sub-district. A drop down list of towns well appear. Select the town.) It has an average literacy rate of 73.2%, lower than the national average of 74.04%.

Infrastructure

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 at

Barasat Barasat () is a city and a municipality of North 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the headquarters of Barasat Sadar subdivision. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA) ...

. The nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was available 1 km away.

Transport

Digha is on

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(

Jessore Road Jessore Road is a road connecting Shyambazar through Dum Dum, both neighbourhoods in Kolkata, India, to Jessore in Bangladesh. While the Dum Dum-Barasat sector is now part of NH 12, the Barasat-Petrapole sector is now part of NH 112. It conti ...

).Google maps The Duttapukur railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part of the

Kolkata Suburban Railway The Kolkata Suburban Railway is a suburban rail system serving the Kolkata metropolitan area and its surroundings in India. It is the largest suburban railway network in the country with the highest number of stations. It is also the 7th larg ...

railway system and is located nearby.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Duttapukur. North 24 Parganas district has been identified as one of the areas where ground water is affected by arsenic contamination.

References

{{North 24 Parganas District Cities and towns in North 24 Parganas district