About Dighia Village

Dighia is a large village in Nirmali tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,262, made up of 2,172 males and 2,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1047.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighia village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Supaul
Tehsil	Nirmali
Pincode	847452
Area (hectares)	1047.7 hectares
Population	4,262
Male Population	2,172
Female Population	2,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighia compares

By the 2011 count Dighia is the 6th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents. Its 1047.7 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

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 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 16 km from Nirmali, and the nearest railway station is Supaul, about 6.1 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	Supaul	6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nirmali	16 km

Villages closest to Dighia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nirmali 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 4,262. That makes it the 6th largest of the 21 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,726 residents.

Dighia village has 2,172 males and 2,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighia has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dighia is 847452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighia covers 1047.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighia falls under Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighia is Supaul, about 6.1 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dighia.

Dighia is about 16 km from Nirmali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighia is in Nirmali tehsil of Supaul district. Supaul is about 6.1 km away. Nirmali is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.