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Soya Dighi Population - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Soya Dighi is a large village located in Sahid Matangini Block of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 588 families residing. The Soya Dighi village has population of 2704 of which 1365 are males while 1339 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Soya Dighi village population of children with age 0-6 is 351 which makes up 12.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Soya Dighi village is 981 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Soya Dighi as per census is 1065, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Soya Dighi village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Soya Dighi village was 88.19 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Soya Dighi Male literacy stands at 94.23 % while female literacy rate was 81.95 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Soya Dighi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Soya Dighi village.

Soya Dighi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 588 - -
Population 2,704 1,365 1,339
Child (0-6) 351 170 181
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 88.19 % 94.23 % 81.95 %
Total Workers 896 812 84
Main Worker 760 - -
Marginal Worker 136 89 47

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Soya Dighi village of Purba Medinipur district.

Work Profile

In Soya Dighi village out of total population, 896 were engaged in work activities. 84.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 896 workers engaged in Main Work, 120 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 137 were Agricultural labourer.