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About Dighwa Village

Dighwa is a small village in Bijaipur tehsil, in the district of Gopalganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 392, made up of 186 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Dighwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gopalganj
Tehsil Bijaipur
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 392
Male Population 186
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dighwa compares

By the 2011 count Dighwa is the 89th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1101.

Getting to Dighwa

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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighwa from other places

Dighwa lies about 38 km from Gopalganj, and the nearest railway station is Panchdeori Halt, about 14 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 Dighwa
Nearest town Kataiya 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Panchdeori Halt 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijaipur 33 km
District headquarters Gopalganj 38 km

Villages closest to Dighwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighwa village had a population of 392. That makes it the 89th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,090 residents.

Dighwa village has 186 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighwa has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1101.

Dighwa covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighwa falls under Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighwa is Panchdeori Halt, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dighwa.

Dighwa is about 38 km from Gopalganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighwa is in Bijaipur tehsil of Gopalganj district. Kataiya is about 9.0 km away. Panchdeori Halt is about 14 km away. Bijaipur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhathianw (under 2 km), Sondiha (1.6 km) and Parsahi (1.9 km).

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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