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About Dighi Village

Dighi is a large village in Nathnagar tehsil, in the district of Bhagalpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,246, made up of 1,191 males and 1,055 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53 hectares hectares.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Bhagalpur
Tehsil Nathnagar
Area (hectares) 53 hectares
Population 2,246
Male Population 1,191
Female Population 1,055
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 18th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents. Its 53 hectares work out to about 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Getting to Dighi

The census records public bus service for Dighi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dighi from other places

Dighi lies about 33 km from Bhagalpur, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 15 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 Dighi
Nearest railway station Ekchari 15 km
Nearest town Colgong 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nathnagar 33 km
District headquarters Bhagalpur 33 km

Villages closest to Dighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 2,246. That makes it the 18th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,687 residents.

Dighi village has 1,191 males and 1,055 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 881.

Dighi covers 53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 42 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighi falls under Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Ekchari, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dighi.

Dighi is about 33 km from Bhagalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Nathnagar tehsil of Bhagalpur district. Ekchari is about 15 km away. Colgong is about 18 km away. Nathnagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shazadpur (5.0 km), Kanjhia (7.0 km) and Naraenpur (7.3 km).

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

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