About Dighra Village

Dighra is one of the larger villages in Jale tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,072, made up of 4,202 males and 3,870 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 445 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Jale
Pincode	847302
Area (hectares)	445 hectares
Population	8,072
Male Population	4,202
Female Population	3,870
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighra compares

By the 2011 count Dighra is the 10th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents. Its 445 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dighra

Dighra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dighra from other places

Dighra lies about 28 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Jogiara, about 5.8 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 Dighra
Tehsil headquarters	Jale	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Jogiara	5.8 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	28 km

Villages closest to Dighra

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

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Common questions about Dighra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighra village had a population of 8,072. That makes it the 10th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,597 residents.

Dighra village has 4,202 males and 3,870 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighra has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dighra is 847302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighra covers 445 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighra falls under Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighra is Jogiara, about 5.8 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 village for Dighra.

Dighra is about 28 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighra is in Jale tehsil of Darbhanga district. Jale is about 3.2 km away. Jogiara is about 5.8 km away. Darbhanga is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.