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About Dighwadi Village

Dighwadi is a mid sized village in Manpur tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 402 males and 392 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 522.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighwadi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Manpur
Pincode 491229
Area (hectares) 522.58 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 402
Female Population 392
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighwadi compares

By the 2011 count Dighwadi is the 31st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 528 residents. Its 522.58 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Dighwadi

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

Dighwadi lies about 68 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Dalli Rajhara, about 26 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 Dighwadi
Tehsil headquarters Manpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Dalli Rajhara 26 km
Nearest town Dalli Rājhara 26 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 68 km

Villages closest to Dighwadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighwadi village had a population of 794. That makes it the 31st largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 528 residents.

Dighwadi village has 402 males and 392 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighwadi has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Dighwadi is 491229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighwadi covers 522.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighwadi falls under Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dighwadi is Dalli Rajhara, about 26 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 Dighwadi.

Dighwadi is about 68 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighwadi is in Manpur tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Manpur is about 20 km away. Dalli Rajhara is about 26 km away. Dalli Rājhara is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madhri (2.7 km), Dokla (2.9 km) and Masul (4.2 km).

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

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