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About Dighwa Village

Dighwa is a mid sized village in Bhorey tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 599 males and 719 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79 hectares hectares.

Dighwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bhorey
Area (hectares) 79 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 599
Female Population 719
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighwa compares

By the 2011 count Dighwa is the 37th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents. Its 79 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Getting to Dighwa

Dighwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dighwa 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhathianw, Chhitni Pokhar, Deal Chhapar and Dharahra. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dighwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighwa village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 37th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,179 residents.

Dighwa village has 599 males and 719 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighwa has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1079.

Dighwa covers 79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighwa falls under Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The census record for Dighwa notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Dighwa.

Dighwa is in Bhorey tehsil of Gopalganj district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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