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About Dighora Village

Dighora is a mid sized village in Pathariya tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,000, made up of 534 males and 466 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Pathariya
Pincode 496116
Area (hectares) 274.16 hectares
Population 1,000
Male Population 534
Female Population 466
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighora compares

By the 2011 count Dighora is the 72nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents. Its 274.16 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Dighora

Dighora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighora as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dighora from other places

Dighora lies about 32 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Dagori, about 20 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 Dighora
Tehsil headquarters Pathariya 9.4 km
Nearest railway station Dagori 20 km
Nearest town Mungeli 24 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 32 km

Villages closest to Dighora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighora village had a population of 1,000. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,097 residents.

Dighora village has 534 males and 466 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighora has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Dighora is 496116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighora covers 274.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighora falls under Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dighora is Dagori, about 20 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 km distance for Dighora.

Dighora is about 32 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighora is in Pathariya tehsil of Bilaspur district. Pathariya is about 9.4 km away. Dagori is about 20 km away. Mungeli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sodhi (under 2 km), Podi (1.6 km) and Marrakona (2.1 km).

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

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