Digha, North 24 Parganas
Digha 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. Digha is located at . Bamangachhi, Digha and Kulberia 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. Demographics. 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%. Infrastructure. As per District Census Handbook 2011, Digha covered an area of 1.3969 km. 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. The nearest dispensary/ health centre (without any bed) was available 1 km away. Transport. Digha is on National Highway 112 (Jessore Road). The Duttapukur railway station on the Sealdah-Bangaon line, which is part of the Kolkata Suburban Railway 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. See also. Map of Barasat I CD Block on Page 393 of District Census Handbook.