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About Dighora Village

Dighora is a mid sized village in Pamgarh tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 591, made up of 300 males and 291 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 319.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495663, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighora village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Janjgir Champa
Tehsil Pamgarh
Pincode 495663
Area (hectares) 319.62 hectares
Population 591
Male Population 300
Female Population 291
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighora compares

By the 2011 count Dighora is the 62nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents. Its 319.62 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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 village. 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 27 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kotmi Sonar, about 18 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 Pamgarh 11 km
Nearest railway station Kotmi Sonar 18 km
Nearest town Akaltara 20 km
District headquarters Janjgir Champa 27 km

Villages closest to Dighora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pamgarh 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 591. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,176 residents.

Dighora village has 300 males and 291 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighora has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dighora is 495663. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighora covers 319.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighora falls under Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dighora is Kotmi Sonar, about 18 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 village for Dighora.

Dighora is about 27 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighora is in Pamgarh tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Pamgarh is about 11 km away. Kotmi Sonar is about 18 km away. Akaltara is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bohardih (2.7 km), Borsi (3.2 km) and Kosa (4.0 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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