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About Dighalia Village

Dighalia is a small village in Moran tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 13 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,538 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighalia village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Moran
Pincode 786101
Area (hectares) 16.7 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 13
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,538
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighalia compares

By the 2011 count Dighalia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 16.7 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dighalia

Dighalia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighalia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighalia from other places

Dighalia lies about 38 km from Dibrugarh, and the nearest railway station is Naharkatiya, about 11 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 Dighalia
Nearest railway station Naharkatiya 11 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Moran 32 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 38 km

Villages closest to Dighalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighalia village had a population of 33. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Dighalia village has 13 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighalia has about 1538 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Dighalia is 786101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighalia covers 16.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighalia falls under Moran tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dighalia is Naharkatiya, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dighalia.

Dighalia is about 38 km from Dibrugarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighalia is in Moran tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Naharkatiya is about 11 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 12 km away. Moran is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Na Changmai Village (5.4 km), Naharani Bongali (9.7 km) and Bortani Darkhasta No 5 (10 km).

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

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