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About Dighiar Village

Dighiar is one of the larger villages in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,062, made up of 2,680 males and 2,382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighiar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Keotiranway
Pincode 847121
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 5,062
Male Population 2,680
Female Population 2,382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dighiar compares

By the 2011 count Dighiar is the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 38 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 903.

Getting to Dighiar

Dighiar is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dighiar 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighiar from other places

Dighiar lies about 14 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Kakarghatti, about 10 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 Dighiar
Tehsil headquarters Keotiranway 2.4 km
Nearest railway station Kakarghatti 10 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 14 km

Villages closest to Dighiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighiar village had a population of 5,062. That makes it the 13th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Dighiar village has 2,680 males and 2,382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighiar has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Dighiar is 847121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighiar covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 38 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighiar falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighiar is Kakarghatti, about 10 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dighiar.

Dighiar is about 14 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighiar is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Keotiranway is about 2.4 km away. Kakarghatti is about 10 km away. Darbhanga is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khirma (4.1 km), Jalwara (4.9 km) and Birkha (5.1 km).

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

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