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About Dighari Village

Dighari is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,657, made up of 813 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493114
Area (hectares) 559.88 hectares
Population 1,657
Male Population 813
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighari compares

By the 2011 count Dighari is the 69th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 559.88 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Dighari

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

Dighari lies about 28 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Lakholi, about 9.3 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 Dighari
Nearest railway station Lakholi 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Arang 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 28 km

Villages closest to Dighari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighari village had a population of 1,657. That makes it the 69th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Dighari village has 813 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighari has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Dighari is 493114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighari covers 559.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighari falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dighari is Lakholi, about 9.3 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 Dighari.

Dighari is about 28 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighari is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Lakholi is about 9.3 km away. Arang is about 12 km away. Raipur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhansoj (1.6 km), Khamhariya (2.1 km) and Nara (2.4 km).

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

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