About Dighi Village

Dighi is a mid sized village in Patamda tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,307, made up of 636 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil	Patamda
Pincode	832105
Area (hectares)	289 hectares
Population	1,307
Male Population	636
Female Population	671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 22nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 987 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Dighi

Dighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 50 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Biramdih, about 21 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
Tehsil headquarters	Patamda	3.9 km
Nearest town	Mango	18 km
Nearest railway station	Biramdih	21 km
District headquarters	Purbi Singhbhum	50 km

Villages closest to Dighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patamda 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 1,307. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 987 residents.

Dighi village has 636 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 832105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighi falls under Patamda tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Biramdih, about 21 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dighi.

Dighi is about 50 km from Purbi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Patamda tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Patamda is about 3.9 km away. Mango is about 18 km away. Biramdih is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.