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About Dighri Village

Dighri is a mid sized village in Chautham tehsil, in the district of Khagaria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,018, made up of 557 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 511 hectares hectares.

Dighri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighri village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Khagaria
Tehsil Chautham
Area (hectares) 511 hectares
Population 1,018
Male Population 557
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dighri compares

By the 2011 count Dighri is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents. Its 511 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Getting to Dighri

Dighri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighri as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighri from other places

Dighri 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 Dighri
Nearest railway station Dhamara Ghat 2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chautham 6.8 km
District headquarters Khagaria 15 km

Villages closest to Dighri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighri village had a population of 1,018. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,494 residents.

Dighri village has 557 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighri has about 828 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 890.

Dighri covers 511 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighri falls under Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighri is Dhamara Ghat, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dighri.

Dighri 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.

Dighri is in Chautham tehsil of Khagaria district. Dhamara Ghat is about 2.0 km away. Chautham is about 6.8 km away. Khagaria is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bal Kunda (under 2 km), Hardia (1.6 km) and Khirnia (2.1 km).

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

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