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About Dighaljar Village

Dighaljar is a mid sized village in Doboka tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 933, made up of 467 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782439, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighaljar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighaljar village
Description Value
State Assam
District Nagaon
Tehsil Doboka
Pincode 782439
Area (hectares) 316.18 hectares
Population 933
Male Population 467
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighaljar compares

By the 2011 count Dighaljar is the 100th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,507 residents. Its 316.18 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dighaljar

Dighaljar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighaljar 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 Dighaljar from other places

Dighaljar lies about 44 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Dhalpukhuri, about 17 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 Dighaljar
Tehsil headquarters Doboka 14 km
Nearest railway station Dhalpukhuri 17 km
Nearest town Hojāi 17 km
District headquarters Nagaon 44 km

Villages closest to Dighaljar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighaljar village had a population of 933. That makes it the 100th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,507 residents.

Dighaljar village has 467 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighaljar has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dighaljar is 782439. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighaljar covers 316.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighaljar falls under Doboka tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Dighaljar is Dhalpukhuri, about 17 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 Dighaljar.

Dighaljar is about 44 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighaljar is in Doboka tehsil of Nagaon district. Doboka is about 14 km away. Dhalpukhuri is about 17 km away. Hojāi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbali (2.8 km), Ambari (3.7 km) and Ambari F V (3.7 km).

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

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