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About Diganar Village

Diganar is a mid sized village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 530, made up of 261 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1063.425 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diganar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diganar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Farasgaon
Pincode 494229
Area (hectares) 1063.425 hectares
Population 530
Male Population 261
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diganar compares

By the 2011 count Diganar is the 69th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 1063.425 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Diganar

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

Diganar lies about 74 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 57 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 Diganar
Tehsil headquarters Farasgaon 11 km
Nearest town Kondagaon 23 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 57 km
District headquarters Bastar 74 km

Villages closest to Diganar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Diganar village had a population of 530. That makes it the 69th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Diganar village has 261 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diganar has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Diganar is 494229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diganar covers 1063.425 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Diganar falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Diganar is Antagarh, about 57 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Diganar.

Diganar is about 74 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diganar is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. Farasgaon is about 11 km away. Kondagaon is about 23 km away. Antagarh is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhumka (2.6 km), Mohpal (2.7 km) and Hirri (3.5 km).

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

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