About Dighwaliya Village

Dighwaliya is a large village in Raghunathpur tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,414, made up of 1,711 males and 1,703 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 380 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 841203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighwaliya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighwaliya village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Raghunathpur
Pincode	841203
Area (hectares)	380 hectares
Population	3,414
Male Population	1,711
Female Population	1,703
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighwaliya compares

By the 2011 count Dighwaliya is the 17th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents. Its 380 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Dighwaliya

Dighwaliya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighwaliya as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Dighwaliya from other places

Dighwaliya lies about 24 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Duraundha Junction, about 14 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 Dighwaliya
Tehsil headquarters	Raghunathpur	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Duraundha Junction	14 km
Nearest town	Reoti	18 km
District headquarters	Siwan	24 km

Villages closest to Dighwaliya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighwaliya village had a population of 3,414. That makes it the 17th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,615 residents.

Dighwaliya village has 1,711 males and 1,703 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighwaliya has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Dighwaliya is 841203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighwaliya covers 380 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighwaliya falls under Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighwaliya is Duraundha Junction, about 14 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 10+ km distance for Dighwaliya.

Dighwaliya is about 24 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighwaliya is in Raghunathpur tehsil of Siwan district. Raghunathpur is about 7.7 km away. Duraundha Junction is about 14 km away. Reoti is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.