About Dighra Village

Dighra is a large village in Pusa tehsil, in the district of Samastipur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,678, made up of 1,367 males and 1,311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 848405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighra village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Samastipur
Tehsil	Pusa
Pincode	848405
Area (hectares)	162.69 hectares
Population	2,678
Male Population	1,367
Female Population	1,311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighra compares

By the 2011 count Dighra is the 18th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents. Its 162.69 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Dighra

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

Dighra lies about 15 km from Samastipur, and the nearest railway station is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 2.6 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 Dighra
Nearest railway station	Vishnupur Bathua Halt	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pusa	4.7 km
District headquarters	Samastipur	15 km
Nearest town	Samāstipur	15 km

Villages closest to Dighra

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Dighra

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighra village had a population of 2,678. That makes it the 18th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,593 residents.

Dighra village has 1,367 males and 1,311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighra has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Dighra is 848405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighra covers 162.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighra falls under Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighra is Vishnupur Bathua Halt, about 2.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dighra.

Dighra is about 15 km from Samastipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighra is in Pusa tehsil of Samastipur district. Vishnupur Bathua Halt is about 2.6 km away. Pusa is about 4.7 km away. Samastipur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.