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About Digjani Village

Digjani is a large village in Kalgachia tehsil, in the district of Barpeta, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,998, made up of 2,028 males and 1,970 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 294.53 hectares hectares.

Digjani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digjani village
Description Value
State Assam
District Barpeta
Tehsil Kalgachia
Area (hectares) 294.53 hectares
Population 3,998
Male Population 2,028
Female Population 1,970
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digjani compares

By the 2011 count Digjani is the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,960 residents. Its 294.53 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Digjani

Digjani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Digjani 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Digjani from other places

Digjani lies about 12 km from Barpeta, and the nearest railway station is Sorbhog, about 18 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 Digjani
Tehsil headquarters Kalgachia 3.6 km
District headquarters Barpeta 12 km
Nearest railway station Sorbhog 18 km

Villages closest to Digjani

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kalgachia 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 Digjani

As per the Census of India 2011, Digjani village had a population of 3,998. That makes it the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,960 residents.

Digjani village has 2,028 males and 1,970 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digjani has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Digjani covers 294.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Digjani falls under Kalgachia tehsil of Barpeta district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Digjani is Sorbhog, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Digjani is about 12 km from Barpeta in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digjani is in Kalgachia tehsil of Barpeta district. Kalgachia is about 3.6 km away. Barpeta is about 12 km away. Sorbhog is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalgachia (3.6 km), Khandakar Para (11 km) and Sawrachar Gaon Sewrachera Gaon (11 km).

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

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