About Dongidighi Village

Dongidighi is a mid sized village in Kochadhamin tehsil, in the district of Kishanganj, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,655, made up of 854 males and 801 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137.62 hectares hectares.

Dongidighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dongidighi village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Kishanganj
Tehsil	Kochadhamin
Area (hectares)	137.62 hectares
Population	1,655
Male Population	854
Female Population	801
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dongidighi compares

By the 2011 count Dongidighi is the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents. Its 137.62 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dongidighi

Dongidighi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dongidighi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dongidighi from other places

Dongidighi lies about 19 km from Kishanganj, and the nearest railway station is Tauheed, about 18 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 Dongidighi
Tehsil headquarters	Kochadhamin	6.1 km
Nearest town	Bahādurganj	6.6 km
Nearest railway station	Tauheed	18 km
District headquarters	Kishanganj	19 km

Villages closest to Dongidighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dongidighi village had a population of 1,655. That makes it the 71st largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,069 residents.

Dongidighi village has 854 males and 801 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dongidighi 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 933.

Dongidighi covers 137.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dongidighi falls under Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dongidighi is Tauheed, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dongidighi.

Dongidighi is about 19 km from Kishanganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dongidighi is in Kochadhamin tehsil of Kishanganj district. Kochadhamin is about 6.1 km away. Bahādurganj is about 6.6 km away. Tauheed is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.