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About Digghi Village

Digghi is a mid sized village in Chand tehsil, in the district of Kaimur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 655, made up of 349 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 877 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares.

Digghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digghi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kaimur
Tehsil Chand
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 655
Male Population 349
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 877
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digghi compares

By the 2011 count Digghi is the 68th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Getting to Digghi

Digghi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Digghi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Digghi from other places

Digghi lies about 121 km from Kaimur, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, about 3.6 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 Digghi
Nearest railway station Ganj Khawaja 3.6 km
Nearest town Chandauli 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chand 25 km
District headquarters Kaimur 121 km

Villages closest to Digghi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Digghi village had a population of 655. That makes it the 68th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,182 residents.

Digghi village has 349 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digghi has about 877 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 924.

Digghi covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Digghi falls under Chand tehsil of Kaimur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Digghi is Ganj Khawaja, about 3.6 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Digghi.

Digghi is about 121 km from Kaimur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digghi is in Chand tehsil of Kaimur district. Ganj Khawaja is about 3.6 km away. Chandauli is about 5.2 km away. Chand is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parasrampur (11 km), Darabchak (12 km) and Biuri (17 km).

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

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