Dignala
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Census Town
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  Dignala Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Dignala Dignala (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates: 23°35′10″N 87°11′42″E / 23.586015°N 87.194943°E / 23.586015; 87.194943 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | West Bengal |
| District | Paschim Bardhaman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.64 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Population
(2011)
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| • Total | 13,633 |
| • Density | 3,700/km2 (9,700/sq mi) |
| Languages* | |
| • Official | Bengali, Hindi, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN |
713321
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| Telephone/STD code | 0341 |
| Vehicle registration | WB |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Asansol |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Raniganj |
| Website | paschimbardhaman |
Dignala is a census town in the Andal CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
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Garh Jungle
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Sibpur
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Malandighi
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Bankati
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Gourangapur
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Damodar River
Ajay River
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Panagarh Airport
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Kazi Nazrul
Islam Airport
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ECL Kajora
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Rajbandh
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Panagarh
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Durgapur
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Baska
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Andal
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Dignala
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Palashban
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Harishpur
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Kajora
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Dakshin Khanda
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Mahira
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Ukhra
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Khandra
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Siduli
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Prayagpur
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Debipur
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Kanksa
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Amlajora
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Bamunara
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Gopalpur
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Arra
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Dignala is located at 23°35′10″N 87°11′42″E / 23.586015°N 87.194943°E / 23.586015; 87.194943.
According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of the Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. The Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at Durgapur and 38 (+1 partly) census towns (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).[1]
Andal, a part of Andal (gram), Dignala, Palashban and Baska lying south of National Highway 19 (old numbering NH 2)/ Grand Trunk Road form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked to a cluster of census towns located north of NH 19.[2]
According to 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 in the age range 0–6 years was 1,317. The total number of literate persons in Dignala was 10,797 (87.67% of the population over 6 years).[3]
*For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion
As of 2001[update] India census,[4] 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.
According to the District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman, Dignala covered an area of 3.64 km2. Among the civic amenities, it had 12 km roads, the protected water-supply involved overhead tank, tube well, borewell. It had 472 domestic electric connections and 45 road lighting (points). Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 dispensary/health centre, 1 nursing home. Among the educational facilities it had were 6 primary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 senior secondary school. It had 1 recognised shorthand, typewriting and vocational training institution. Among the important commodities it produced were earthen pots, well rings. It had the branch offices of 4 nationalised banks.[5]
Dignala has five primary and two higher secondary schools.[6]
