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About Dighni Village

Dighni is a large village in Alauli tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,535, made up of 1,826 males and 1,709 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 674 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighni village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Alauli
Pincode 848203
Area (hectares) 674 hectares
Population 3,535
Male Population 1,826
Female Population 1,709
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighni compares

By the 2011 count Dighni is the 30th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents. Its 674 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Dighni

Dighni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dighni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighni from other places

Dighni lies about 15 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Dhamara Ghat, about 2.0 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 Dighni
Nearest railway station Dhamara Ghat 2.0 km
District headquarters Khagaria 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Alauli 21 km

Villages closest to Dighni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighni village had a population of 3,535. That makes it the 30th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,412 residents.

Dighni village has 1,826 males and 1,709 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighni has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

The pincode recorded for Dighni is 848203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighni covers 674 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighni falls under Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighni is Dhamara Ghat, about 2.0 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dighni.

Dighni is about 15 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighni is in Alauli tehsil of Khagaria district. Dhamara Ghat is about 2.0 km away. Khagaria is about 15 km away. Alauli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahwa Khairi Khutaha (13 km), Amausi (14 km) and Mohanpur (15 km).

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

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