About Dighria Khurd Village

Dighria Khurd is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 439 males and 395 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighria Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighria Khurd village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815312
Area (hectares)	156 hectares
Population	834
Male Population	439
Female Population	395
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	900
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 Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Dighria Khurd is the 58th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dighria Khurd

Dighria Khurd is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighria Khurd 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 Khurd from other places

Dighria Khurd lies about 5.5 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 2.7 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	2.7 km
District headquarters	Giridih	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	9.6 km

Villages closest to Dighria Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighria Khurd village had a population of 834. That makes it the 58th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Dighria Khurd village has 439 males and 395 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighria Khurd has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 943.

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

Dighria Khurd covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Dighria Khurd is New Giridih, about 2.7 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 Khurd.

Dighria Khurd is about 5.5 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighria Khurd is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. New Giridih is about 2.7 km away. Giridih is about 5.5 km away. Bengabad is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.