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About Dighi Village

Dighi is a small village in Boarijor tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 163, made up of 80 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Boarijor
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 104 hectares
Population 163
Male Population 80
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
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 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 104 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighi from other places

Dighi lies about 47 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ammapali, about 8.5 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 Dighi
Nearest railway station Ammapali 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Boarijor 16 km
Nearest town Colgong 21 km
District headquarters Godda 47 km

Villages closest to Dighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 163. That makes it the 169th largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Dighi village has 80 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighi falls under Boarijor tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Ammapali, about 8.5 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dighi.

Dighi is about 47 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Boarijor tehsil of Godda district. Ammapali is about 8.5 km away. Boarijor is about 16 km away. Colgong is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mada (3.0 km), Bartari (3.1 km) and Chhota Itahari Pahar (4.3 km).

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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