About Dighat Village

Dighat is a mid sized village in Chenari tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 898, made up of 436 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 821104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighat village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Chenari
Pincode	821104
Area (hectares)	103.2 hectares
Population	898
Male Population	436
Female Population	462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,060
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 Dighat compares

By the 2011 count Dighat is the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 103.2 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

Getting to Dighat

Dighat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighat 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 Dighat from other places

Dighat lies about 35 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Shiu Sagar Road, about 9.7 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 Dighat
Nearest railway station	Shiu Sagar Road	9.7 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chenari	35 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	35 km

Villages closest to Dighat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighat village had a population of 898. That makes it the 47th largest of the 110 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Dighat village has 436 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighat has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 913.

The pincode recorded for Dighat is 821104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighat covers 103.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighat falls under Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighat is Shiu Sagar Road, about 9.7 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 Dighat.

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

Dighat is in Chenari tehsil of Rohtas district. Shiu Sagar Road is about 9.7 km away. Sasarām is about 18 km away. Chenari is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.