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About Digheli Village

Digheli is a mid sized village in Tihu tehsil, in the district of Baksa, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,574, made up of 795 males and 779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 206.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 781371, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digheli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digheli village
Description Value
State Assam
District Baksa
Tehsil Tihu
Pincode 781371
Area (hectares) 206.91 hectares
Population 1,574
Male Population 795
Female Population 779
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Digheli compares

By the 2011 count Digheli is the 25th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,066 residents. Its 206.91 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Digheli

Digheli is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Digheli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Digheli from other places

Digheli lies about 23 km from Baksa, and the nearest railway station is Nalbari, about 2.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Digheli
Nearest town Nalbāri 1.6 km
Nearest railway station Nalbari 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tihu 19 km
District headquarters Baksa 23 km

Villages closest to Digheli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tihu tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Digheli

As per the Census of India 2011, Digheli village had a population of 1,574. That makes it the 25th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,066 residents.

Digheli village has 795 males and 779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digheli has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Digheli is 781371. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digheli covers 206.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Digheli falls under Tihu tehsil of Baksa district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Digheli is Nalbari, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Digheli.

Digheli is about 23 km from Baksa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digheli is in Tihu tehsil of Baksa district. Nalbāri is about 1.6 km away. Nalbari is about 2.1 km away. Tihu is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bali (3.4 km), Madhapur (8.0 km) and Bangaon (13 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Digheli today is likely to be higher.

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