Digner (Agra, Uttar Pradesh)

Digner
Village
Coordinates: 27°11′N 78°01′E / 27.18°N 78.02°E / 27.18; 78.02Coordinates: 27°11′N 78°01′E / 27.18°N 78.02°E / 27.18; 78.02
Country	India
Government
• Type	Sarpanch
Area
• Total	707.5 ha (1,748.3 acres)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,628
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Languages
Time zone	UTC+5.30
Pincode	283125[1]
Village code	01582500
Vehicle registration	UP-80
Sex ratio	1000/875 ♂/♀
Website	agra.nic.in

Digner is a small village of 707.5 hectares in Agra Tehsil in Agra district in the State of Uttar Pradesh, India.^[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Digner depends on Shamsabad (MB), the nearest town for all major economic activities.^[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include One tap and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Tap. Digner's pin code is 283125^[4], and village code is 01582500. The area of Digner is segregated as 440 hectares irrigated area, 66 hectares unirrigated, the 31 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 70 hectare area not available for cultivation.

Digner has One post office (Digner B.O) and Twenty public telephones. The village is connected with a single bus service. Digner has One bank and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.

The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.

Demographics[edit]

Digner is a census village in the district of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. The village has a total population of 4628 and has total administration over 662 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

• Digner has 875 children, 457 boys and 418 girls.
• Scheduled caste counts for 956 (20.66%) males constitute 536 (11.58%) of the population and females 420 (9.08%).

Medical facility[edit]

• Digner has 1 hospital in nearby town.

Educational institutions[edit]

As per the census 2011 report, 2112 people are literate in Digner out of which 1422 are males and 690 are females.

Digner has the following educational facilities:

• 1 Education facility
• 4 Primary schools
• 1 Upper primary school
• 3 Colleges in the nearby range

Employment[edit]

According to a census 2011 report, 1284 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 1156 male, 128 female with 1059 (82.48%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 967 males and 92 females. 441 males and 21 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 89 male and 5 female agricultural labor. 225 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.

They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Shamsabad (MB) and Agra to sell mat and make their living.

References[edit]

External link[edit]

• Official website