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About Digdon Village

Digdon is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 677, made up of 338 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digdon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digdon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 677
Male Population 338
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digdon compares

By the 2011 count Digdon is the 59th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Digdon

Digdon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Digdon as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Digdon from other places

Digdon lies about 21 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Bakaspur, about 29 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 Digdon
Tehsil headquarters Sisai 6.0 km
District headquarters Gumla 21 km
Nearest town Gumlā 21 km
Nearest railway station Bakaspur 29 km

Villages closest to Digdon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Digdon village had a population of 677. That makes it the 59th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Digdon village has 338 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digdon has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Digdon is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digdon covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Digdon falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Digdon is Bakaspur, about 29 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 km distance for Digdon.

Digdon is about 21 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digdon is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 6.0 km away. Gumla is about 21 km away. Gumlā 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 Parriya (under 2 km), Mahunda (1.6 km) and Rerwa (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Digdon today is likely to be higher.

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