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About Dighia Village

Dighia is a mid sized village in Kishanpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,315, made up of 666 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 353 hectares hectares.

Dighia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Kishanpur
Area (hectares) 353 hectares
Population 1,315
Male Population 666
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighia compares

By the 2011 count Dighia is the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,838 residents. Its 353 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Dighia

Dighia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dighia as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Barhatha, Bauraha, Begamganj and Bela. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dighia

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighia village had a population of 1,315. That makes it the 30th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,838 residents.

Dighia village has 666 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighia has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 933.

Dighia covers 353 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighia falls under Kishanpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The census record for Dighia notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dighia.

Dighia is in Kishanpur tehsil of Supaul district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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