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About Dighalia Gaon Village

Dighalia Gaon is a mid sized village in Naharkatiya tehsil, in the district of Dibrugarh, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 281 males and 251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 786610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighalia Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighalia Gaon village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Tehsil Naharkatiya
Pincode 786610
Area (hectares) 104.88 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 281
Female Population 251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
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 Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Dighalia Gaon is the 99th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 833 residents. Its 104.88 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Dighalia Gaon

Dighalia Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighalia Gaon 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 Gaon from other places

Dighalia Gaon lies about 38 km from Dibrugarh. 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 Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Naharkatiya 11 km
Nearest town Duliajan Oil Town 12 km
District headquarters Dibrugarh 38 km

Villages closest to Dighalia Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighalia Gaon village had a population of 532. That makes it the 99th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 833 residents.

Dighalia Gaon village has 281 males and 251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighalia Gaon has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Dighalia Gaon is 786610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighalia Gaon covers 104.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighalia Gaon falls under Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district in Assam.

The census record for Dighalia Gaon notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaon.

Dighalia Gaon 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 Gaon is in Naharkatiya tehsil of Dibrugarh district. Naharkatiya is about 11 km away. Duliajan Oil Town is about 12 km away. Dibrugarh is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighalia Gaon No 2 (under 2 km), Merbil Grant No 5 (2.6 km) and Merbil Grazing (2.6 km).

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

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