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About Dighata Village

Dighata is a mid sized village in Kochas tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,621, made up of 845 males and 776 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighata village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Tehsil Kochas
Pincode 841112
Area (hectares) 100.77 hectares
Population 1,621
Male Population 845
Female Population 776
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Dighata compares

By the 2011 count Dighata is the 26th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents. Its 100.77 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dighata

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

Dighata lies about 68 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Pusauli, about 21 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 Dighata
Tehsil headquarters Kochas 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Pusauli 21 km
Nearest town Nokha 30 km
District headquarters Rohtas 68 km

Villages closest to Dighata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighata village had a population of 1,621. That makes it the 26th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,167 residents.

Dighata village has 845 males and 776 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighata has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dighata is 841112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighata covers 100.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighata falls under Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighata is Pusauli, about 21 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 Dighata.

Dighata is about 68 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighata is in Kochas tehsil of Rohtas district. Kochas is about 6.0 km away. Pusauli is about 21 km away. Nokha is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangapur (under 2 km), Chitaini (under 2 km) and Khorhari (under 2 km).

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

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