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About Dighi Village

Dighi is one of the larger villages in Bathnaha tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,592, made up of 3,559 males and 3,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 558 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 843322, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Bathnaha
Pincode 843322
Area (hectares) 558 hectares
Population 6,592
Male Population 3,559
Female Population 3,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 7th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents. Its 558 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

Getting to Dighi

Dighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dighi from other places

Dighi lies about 42 km from Sitamarhi, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 22 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 Dighi
Nearest railway station Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) 22 km
Nearest town Jainagar 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Bathnaha 34 km
District headquarters Sitamarhi 42 km

Villages closest to Dighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 6,592. That makes it the 7th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,089 residents.

Dighi village has 3,559 males and 3,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 897.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 843322. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 558 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighi falls under Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Jaynagar (Nepal Railways), about 22 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dighi.

Dighi is about 42 km from Sitamarhi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Bathnaha tehsil of Sitamarhi district. Jaynagar (Nepal Railways) is about 22 km away. Jainagar is about 22 km away. Bathnaha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhopur (6.7 km), Dharampur (6.9 km) and Phulparasi (8.5 km).

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

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