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About Dighi Village

Dighi is a small village in Jama tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 158 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jama
Pincode 814146
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 158
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 169th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 446 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dighi

Dighi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daulatpur, Dhakodih, Dhanadih and Dhawdih. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 321. That makes it the 169th largest of the 283 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 446 residents.

Dighi village has 158 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 814146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighi falls under Jama tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

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

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

Dighi is in Jama tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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