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About Dighari Village

Dighari is a large village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,472, made up of 1,259 males and 1,213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 116.04 hectares
Population 2,472
Male Population 1,259
Female Population 1,213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Dighari compares

By the 2011 count Dighari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 116.04 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dighari

Dighari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighari 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 Dighari from other places

Dighari lies about 135 km from Jamtara, 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 Dighari
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Ekchari 15 km
Nearest town Colgong 18 km
District headquarters Jamtara 135 km

Villages closest to Dighari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighari village had a population of 2,472. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Dighari village has 1,259 males and 1,213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighari has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dighari is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighari covers 116.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighari falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dighari is Ekchari, about 15 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 Dighari.

Dighari is about 135 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighari is in Narayanpur tehsil of Jamtara district. Narayanpur is about 7.3 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.

The closest recorded villages are Birsinghpur (3.1 km), Dhanjuri (3.5 km) and Bandarchuya (4.5 km).

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

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