Dignagar observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of West Bengal.
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Dignagar is a village in Haripal mandal, Hooghly district, West Bengal, with a population of 733 across 139 households. The village has a literacy rate of 57% and includes a railway facility. It is located at 23.320°N, 88.452°E.
By population, Dignagar ranks #130 of 153 villages in Haripal mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dignagar is a village of 733 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Haripal block, Hooghly district, West Bengal, the 130th-largest of 153 villages in Haripal block. Literacy is 57%, 14 points below the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. It lies 63 km from the Hooghly district centre, 4 km from Gobindapur, the nearest town, under 1 km from Dignagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 712706, served by Seakhala post office; the LGD village code is 325359. The nearest hospital or health centre is Bishnupur Rural Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Manashi Ghosh, and the village votes in Haripal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhumita Ghosh. The population is estimated at 864 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Haripalsahadev →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dignagar · this village | 733 | 57% | — |
| Dignagar · Krishnagar - I | 6,023 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Dignagar · Ausgram - I | 8,313 | 61% | 0 km N |
| Dignagar · Raghunathpur - II | 276 | 44% | 0 km N |
| Jeolgari · Krishnagar - I | 2,128 | 78% | 1 km SE |
| Chakchapra · Krishnagar - I | 486 | 75% | 1 km SW |
| Chapra Dignagar · Krishnagar - I | 2,178 | 77% | 1.1 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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