About Dighia Village

Dighia is a large village in Kahara tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,676, made up of 1,897 males and 1,779 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.9 hectares hectares.

Dighia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Kahara
Area (hectares)	161.9 hectares
Population	3,676
Male Population	1,897
Female Population	1,779
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 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighia compares

By the 2011 count Dighia is the 11th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents. Its 161.9 hectares work out to about 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Getting to Dighia

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

How far is Dighia from other places

Dighia lies about 4.5 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Saharsa Junction, about 4.3 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 Dighia
Nearest railway station	Saharsa Junction	4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kahara	4.5 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	4.5 km

Villages closest to Dighia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighia village had a population of 3,676. That makes it the 11th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,193 residents.

Dighia village has 1,897 males and 1,779 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighia has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 905.

Dighia covers 161.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 23 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighia falls under Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighia is Saharsa Junction, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dighia.

Dighia is about 4.5 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighia is in Kahara tehsil of Saharsa district. Saharsa Junction is about 4.3 km away. Kahara is about 4.5 km away. Saharsa is about 4.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.