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About Dighal Bank Village

Dighal Bank is one of the larger villages in Dighalbank tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,324, made up of 3,779 males and 3,545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 564 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighal Bank Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighal Bank village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Kishanganj
Tehsil Dighalbank
Pincode 855101
Area (hectares) 564 hectares
Population 7,324
Male Population 3,779
Female Population 3,545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighal Bank compares

By the 2011 count Dighal Bank is the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents. Its 564 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dighal Bank

Dighal Bank is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighal Bank as Available within <5 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 Dighal Bank from other places

Dighal Bank lies about 39 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Pawakhali, about 14 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 Dighal Bank
Tehsil headquarters Dighalbank under 2 km
Nearest railway station Pawakhali 14 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 20 km
District headquarters Kishanganj 39 km

Villages closest to Dighal Bank

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dighalbank 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 Dighal Bank

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighal Bank village had a population of 7,324. That makes it the 7th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,662 residents.

Dighal Bank village has 3,779 males and 3,545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighal Bank has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Dighal Bank is 855101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighal Bank covers 564 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighal Bank falls under Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighal Bank is Pawakhali, about 14 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 village for Dighal Bank.

Dighal Bank is about 39 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighal Bank is in Dighalbank tehsil of Kishanganj district. Dighalbank is about under 2 km away. Pawakhali is about 14 km away. Bahādurganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Haruadanga (2.4 km), Maltoli (2.6 km) and Kast Karam Ali (2.9 km).

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

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