About Dighalia Village

Dighalia is a mid sized village in Azamnagar tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 831, made up of 441 males and 390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighalia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Azamnagar
Pincode	855113
Area (hectares)	101.2 hectares
Population	831
Male Population	441
Female Population	390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighalia compares

By the 2011 count Dighalia is the 112th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents. Its 101.2 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dighalia

Dighalia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighalia 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighalia from other places

Dighalia lies about 30 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bhawanipur Bihar, about under 2 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 Dighalia
Nearest railway station	Bhawanipur Bihar	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Azamnagar	7.3 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	26 km
District headquarters	Katihar	30 km

Villages closest to Dighalia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighalia village had a population of 831. That makes it the 112th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,414 residents.

Dighalia village has 441 males and 390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighalia has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Dighalia is 855113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighalia covers 101.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighalia falls under Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighalia is Bhawanipur Bihar, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dighalia.

Dighalia is about 30 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighalia is in Azamnagar tehsil of Katihar district. Bhawanipur Bihar is about under 2 km away. Azamnagar is about 7.3 km away. Rāiganj is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.