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About Dighi Village

Dighi is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 877, made up of 464 males and 413 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, 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 Pathargama
Pincode 814133
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 877
Male Population 464
Female Population 413
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 51st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

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 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 Dighi from other places

Dighi lies about 11 km from Pathargama, and the nearest railway station is Godda, about 9.3 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 Godda 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 11 km

Villages closest to Dighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathargama 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 877. That makes it the 51st largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Dighi village has 464 males and 413 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighi falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Godda, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dighi.

Dighi is about 11 km from Pathargama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 9.3 km away. Pathargama is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khasdighi (under 2 km), Rajaun Kalan (under 2 km) and Ramu Chak (under 2 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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