About Dighaun Village

Dighaun is one of the larger villages in Beldaur tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,941, made up of 7,881 males and 7,060 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2239 hectares hectares.

Dighaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighaun village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Khagaria
Tehsil	Beldaur
Area (hectares)	2239 hectares
Population	14,941
Male Population	7,881
Female Population	7,060
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighaun compares

By the 2011 count Dighaun is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 7,040 residents. Its 2239 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Dighaun

Dighaun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighaun as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dighaun from other places

Dighaun lies about 35 km from Khagaria, and the nearest railway station is Bharat Khand, about 17 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 Dighaun
Tehsil headquarters	Beldaur	4.8 km
Nearest railway station	Bharat Khand	17 km
Nearest town	Gogri Jamālpur	22 km
District headquarters	Khagaria	35 km

Villages closest to Dighaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighaun village had a population of 14,941. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,040 residents.

Dighaun village has 7,881 males and 7,060 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighaun has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Dighaun covers 2239 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighaun falls under Beldaur tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighaun is Bharat Khand, about 17 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 village for Dighaun.

Dighaun is about 35 km from Khagaria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighaun is in Beldaur tehsil of Khagaria district. Beldaur is about 4.8 km away. Bharat Khand is about 17 km away. Gogri Jamālpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.