About Dighaut Village

Dighaut is a large village in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil, in the district of Jamui, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,843, made up of 1,991 males and 1,852 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 366 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 811301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighaut village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Jamui
Tehsil	Islamnagar Aliganj
Pincode	811301
Area (hectares)	366 hectares
Population	3,843
Male Population	1,991
Female Population	1,852
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
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 Dighaut compares

By the 2011 count Dighaut is the 7th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents. Its 366 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Dighaut

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

Dighaut lies about 26 km from Jamui, and the nearest railway station is Sirari, about 20 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 Dighaut
Tehsil headquarters	Islamnagar Aliganj	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sirari	20 km
Nearest town	Sheikhpura	24 km
District headquarters	Jamui	26 km

Villages closest to Dighaut

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Islamnagar Aliganj 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 Dighaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighaut village had a population of 3,843. That makes it the 7th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,206 residents.

Dighaut village has 1,991 males and 1,852 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighaut has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Dighaut is 811301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighaut covers 366 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighaut falls under Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighaut is Sirari, about 20 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 Dighaut.

Dighaut is about 26 km from Jamui in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighaut is in Islamnagar Aliganj tehsil of Jamui district. Islamnagar Aliganj is about 4.2 km away. Sirari is about 20 km away. Sheikhpura is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.