About Dighi Village

Dighi is one of the larger villages in Mahagama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,885, made up of 3,081 males and 2,804 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 359.32 hectares hectares.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Mahagama
Area (hectares)	359.32 hectares
Population	5,885
Male Population	3,081
Female Population	2,804
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	910
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 788 residents. Its 359.32 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Dighi

Dighi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dighi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighi from other places

Dighi lies about 31 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Ekchari, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters	Mahagama	9.8 km
Nearest railway station	Ekchari	15 km
Nearest town	Colgong	18 km
District headquarters	Godda	31 km

Villages closest to Dighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 5,885. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 788 residents.

Dighi village has 3,081 males and 2,804 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Dighi covers 359.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighi falls under Mahagama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Ekchari, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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

Dighi is about 31 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 Mahagama tehsil of Godda district. Mahagama is about 9.8 km away. Ekchari is about 15 km away. Colgong is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.