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About Digthu Village

Digthu is a small village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 467, made up of 246 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 898 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digthu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digthu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825409
Area (hectares) 101 hectares
Population 467
Male Population 246
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 898
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Digthu compares

By the 2011 count Digthu is the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 943.

Getting to Digthu

Digthu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Digthu 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Digthu from other places

Digthu lies about 5.7 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Pipradih, about 1.6 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 Digthu
Nearest railway station Pipradih 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 3.0 km
District headquarters Kodarma 5.7 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 5.7 km

Villages closest to Digthu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Digthu village had a population of 467. That makes it the 51st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Digthu village has 246 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digthu has about 898 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Digthu is 825409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digthu covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Digthu falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Digthu is Pipradih, about 1.6 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 <5 km distance for Digthu.

Digthu is about 5.7 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digthu is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Pipradih is about 1.6 km away. Chandwara is about 3.0 km away. Kodarma is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandidigthu (under 2 km), Pipradih (under 2 km) and Arniaon (under 2 km).

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

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