About Dighaura Village

Dighaura is a large village in Tikari tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,010, made up of 2,002 males and 2,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441 hectares hectares.

Dighaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighaura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Tikari
Area (hectares)	441 hectares
Population	4,010
Male Population	2,002
Female Population	2,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
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 Dighaura compares

By the 2011 count Dighaura is the 8th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents. Its 441 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Dighaura

Dighaura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighaura 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 Dighaura from other places

Dighaura lies about 14 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Chakand Railway Station, about 7.0 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 Dighaura
Nearest railway station	Chakand Railway Station	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tikari	9.8 km
Nearest town	Tekāri	9.8 km
District headquarters	Gaya	14 km

Villages closest to Dighaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighaura village had a population of 4,010. That makes it the 8th largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,627 residents.

Dighaura village has 2,002 males and 2,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighaura has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 930.

Dighaura covers 441 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighaura falls under Tikari tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighaura is Chakand Railway Station, about 7.0 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 Dighaura.

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

Dighaura is in Tikari tehsil of Gaya district. Chakand Railway Station is about 7.0 km away. Tikari is about 9.8 km away. Tekāri is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.