About Dighria Kalan Village

Dighria Kalan is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 752, made up of 385 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighria Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighria Kalan village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	122 hectares
Population	752
Male Population	385
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighria Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Dighria Kalan is the 71st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dighria Kalan

Dighria Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighria Kalan as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighria Kalan from other places

Dighria Kalan lies about 5.3 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 2.1 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 Dighria Kalan
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	2.1 km
District headquarters	Giridih	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	9.2 km

Villages closest to Dighria Kalan

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

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Common questions about Dighria Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighria Kalan village had a population of 752. That makes it the 71st largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dighria Kalan village has 385 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighria Kalan has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dighria Kalan is 815312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighria Kalan covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighria Kalan falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dighria Kalan is New Giridih, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Dighria Kalan is about 5.3 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighria Kalan is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 2.1 km away. Giridih is about 5.3 km away. Bengabad is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.