About Dighi Village

Dighi is a large village in Thakurgangti tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,793, made up of 1,465 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 813208, 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	Thakurgangti
Pincode	813208
Area (hectares)	207 hectares
Population	2,793
Male Population	1,465
Female Population	1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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	Thakurgangti	9.9 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 Thakurgangti 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 2,793. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Dighi village has 1,465 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 813208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighi falls under Thakurgangti 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 Thakurgangti tehsil of Godda district. Ammapali is about 8.5 km away. Thakurgangti is about 9.9 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.