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About Digath Village

Digath is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 82 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 683 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digath Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digath village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171012
Area (hectares) 270.51 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 82
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 683
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digath compares

By the 2011 count Digath is the 173rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 270.51 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Digath

Digath is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Digath as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Digath from other places

Digath lies about 18 km from Shimla. 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 Digath
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 18 km
District headquarters Shimla 18 km

Villages closest to Digath

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Digath

As per the Census of India 2011, Digath village had a population of 138. That makes it the 173rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Digath village has 82 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digath has about 683 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Digath is 171012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digath covers 270.51 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.

Digath falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Digath notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Digath.

Digath is about 18 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digath is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 18 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Janog (under 2 km), Up Muhal Janog (under 2 km) and Bhont (2.6 km).

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

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