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About Dighrisalempur Village

Dighrisalempur is a large village in Korha tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,758, made up of 2,494 males and 2,264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 548.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighrisalempur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighrisalempur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Korha
Pincode 854106
Area (hectares) 548.7 hectares
Population 4,758
Male Population 2,494
Female Population 2,264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighrisalempur compares

By the 2011 count Dighrisalempur is the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents. Its 548.7 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dighrisalempur

Dighrisalempur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighrisalempur as Available within village. 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 Dighrisalempur from other places

Dighrisalempur lies about 9.6 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Dalan, about 5.8 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 Dighrisalempur
Nearest railway station Dalan 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Korha 9.6 km
District headquarters Katihar 9.6 km

Villages closest to Dighrisalempur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighrisalempur village had a population of 4,758. That makes it the 17th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,872 residents.

Dighrisalempur village has 2,494 males and 2,264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighrisalempur has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dighrisalempur is 854106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighrisalempur covers 548.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighrisalempur falls under Korha tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighrisalempur is Dalan, about 5.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dighrisalempur.

Dighrisalempur is about 9.6 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighrisalempur is in Korha tehsil of Katihar district. Dalan is about 5.8 km away. Korha is about 9.6 km away. Katihar is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (1.9 km), Hariharpur (2.1 km) and Binodpur (2.3 km).

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

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