About Dirgaon Village

Dirgaon is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,440, made up of 702 males and 738 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1914 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dirgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dirgaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835331
Area (hectares)	1914 hectares
Population	1,440
Male Population	702
Female Population	738
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,051
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dirgaon compares

By the 2011 count Dirgaon is the 19th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 1914 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Dirgaon

Dirgaon is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dirgaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dirgaon from other places

Dirgaon lies about 30 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 45 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 Dirgaon
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	23 km
District headquarters	Gumla	30 km
Nearest town	Gumlā	30 km
Nearest railway station	Lohardaga	45 km

Villages closest to Dirgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dirgaon village had a population of 1,440. That makes it the 19th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Dirgaon village has 702 males and 738 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dirgaon has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Dirgaon is 835331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dirgaon covers 1914 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dirgaon falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dirgaon is Lohardaga, about 45 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 10+ km distance for Dirgaon.

Dirgaon is about 30 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dirgaon is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 23 km away. Gumla is about 30 km away. Gumlā is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.