Mather Dighi

Mather Dighi
Village
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Coordinates: 22°22′42″N88°44′42″E / 22.3784°N 88.7449°E / 22.3784; 88.7449
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	South 24 Parganas
CD block	Canning II
Area
• Total	10.38 km2 (4.01 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	13,524
• Density	1,303/km2 (3,374/sq mi)
Languages
• Official	Bengali [1] [2]
• Additional official	English [1]
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	743329
Telephone code	+91 3218
Vehicle registration	WB-19 to WB-22, WB-95 to WB-99
Lok Sabha constituency	Jaynagar (SC)
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Canning Purba
Website	www.s24pgs.gov.in

Mather Dighi is a village and a gram panchayat within the jurisdiction of the Jibantala police station in the Canning II CD block in the Canning subdivision of the South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Geography

8km
5miles

X

Matla River

W

Bidyadhari River

V

Sundarbans National Park

R

Mather Dighi

R

Chhota Molla Khali

R

Pathankhali

R

Gosaba

R

Jharkhali

R

Bhangonkhali

R

Sonakhali

CT

Basanti

R

Deuli

CT

Makhal Tala

R

Tengra Khali

R

Jibantala

R

Canning

CT

Dighirpar

CT

Matla

CT

Bayarsing

CT

Taldi

CT

Rajapur

CT

Banshra

CT

Gaur Daha

CT

Kalaria

   

Places in Canning subdivision (Canning I & II, Basanti, Gosaba CD blocks) in South 24 Parganas district
R: rural/ urban centre
Places linked with coastal activity are marked in blue
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Area overview

Canning subdivision has a very low level of urbanization. Only 12.37% of the population lives in the urban areas and 87.63% lives in the rural areas. There are 8 census towns in Canning I CD block and only 2 in the rest of the subdivision. The entire district is situated in the Ganges Delta with numerous islands in the southern part of the region. The area (shown in the map alongside) borders on the Sundarbans National Park and a major portion of it is a part of the Sundarbans settlements. It is a flat low lying area in the South Bidyadhari plains. The Matla River is prominent and there are many streams and water channels locally known as khals. A comparatively recent country-wide development is the guarding of the coastal areas with a special coastal force. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Location

Mather Dighi is located at 22°22′42″N88°44′42″E / 22.3784°N 88.7449°E / 22.3784; 88.7449 .

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, Mather Dighi had a total population of 13,524, of which 6,836 (51%) were males and 6,688 (49%) were females. There were 2,247 persons in the age range of 0 to 6 years. The total number of literate persons in Mather Dighi was 8,258 (73.22% of the population over 6 years). ^[6]

Transport

A stretch of a local road links Mather Dighi to the State Highway 3 (locally popular as the Basanti Highway). ^[7]

Education

Mather Dighi High School is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1948. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. ^[8]

Healthcare

Mather Dighi Rural Hospital, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Canning II CD block. ^[9]

References

1. "Fact and Figures". Wb.gov.in. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
2. "52nd REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR LINGUISTIC MINORITIES IN INDIA" (PDF). Nclm.nic.in. Ministry of Minority Affairs. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
3. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 South Twety-four Parganas". Table 2.1, 2.2, 2.4b. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
4. "Census of India 2011, West Bengal, District Census Handbook, South Twentyfour Parganas, Series – 20, Part XII-A, Village and Town Directory" (PDF). Page 19, Physiography. Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
5. "District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas". Chapter 9: Sundarbans and the Remote Islanders, p 290-311. Development & Planning Department, Government of West Bengal, 2009. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
6. "C.D. Block Wise Primary Census Abstract Data(PCA)". West Bengal – District-wise CD Blocks. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
7. Google maps
8. "Motherdighi High School". CBSE. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
9. "Health & Family Welfare Department" (PDF). Health Statistics – Rural Hospitals. Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2020.