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About Diguriya Village

Diguriya is a mid sized village in Banke Bazar tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,388, made up of 723 males and 665 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 920 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diguriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diguriya village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Banke Bazar
Pincode 824217
Area (hectares) 42 hectares
Population 1,388
Male Population 723
Female Population 665
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 920
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diguriya compares

By the 2011 count Diguriya is the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 33 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 943.

Getting to Diguriya

Diguriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Diguriya 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Diguriya from other places

Diguriya lies about 15 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 13 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 Diguriya
Nearest town Bodh Gaya 7.4 km
Nearest railway station Kastha 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Banke Bazar 15 km
District headquarters Gaya 15 km

Villages closest to Diguriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Banke Bazar 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 Diguriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Diguriya village had a population of 1,388. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Diguriya village has 723 males and 665 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diguriya has about 920 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Diguriya is 824217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diguriya covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Diguriya falls under Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Diguriya is Kastha, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Diguriya.

Diguriya is about 15 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diguriya is in Banke Bazar tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 7.4 km away. Kastha is about 13 km away. Banke Bazar is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parsa Chuan (2.5 km), Khapraundh (3.1 km) and Siddhikhap (3.1 km).

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

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