About Dighi Kalan Village

Dighi Kalan is one of the larger villages in Hajipur tehsil, in the district of Vaishali, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,520, made up of 11,331 males and 9,189 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 629 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 844101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighi Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Vaishali
Tehsil	Hajipur
Pincode	844101
Area (hectares)	629 hectares
Population	20,520
Male Population	11,331
Female Population	9,189
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	811
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighi Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dighi Kalan is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents. Its 629 hectares work out to about 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

Getting to Dighi Kalan

Dighi Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighi Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighi Kalan from other places

Dighi Kalan lies about 35 km from Vaishali, and the nearest railway station is Hajipur Junction, about 1.6 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 Dighi Kalan
Nearest railway station	Hajipur Junction	1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hajipur	3.1 km
Nearest town	Hājīpur	3.1 km
District headquarters	Vaishali	35 km

Villages closest to Dighi Kalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi Kalan village had a population of 20,520. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,664 residents.

Dighi Kalan village has 11,331 males and 9,189 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi Kalan has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 892.

The pincode recorded for Dighi Kalan is 844101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi Kalan covers 629 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 33 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighi Kalan falls under Hajipur tehsil of Vaishali district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Dighi Kalan is Hajipur Junction, about 1.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dighi Kalan.

Dighi Kalan is about 35 km from Vaishali in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi Kalan is in Hajipur tehsil of Vaishali district. Hajipur Junction is about 1.6 km away. Hajipur is about 3.1 km away. Hājīpur is about 3.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.