About Dighi Village

Dighi is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 216 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Borio
Pincode	816109
Area (hectares)	100.68 hectares
Population	421
Male Population	216
Female Population	205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 61st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 100.68 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Dighi

Dighi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighi as Available within 5 - 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 Dighi from other places

Dighi lies about 16 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Karanpurato, about 11 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	Borio	8.6 km
Nearest railway station	Karanpurato	11 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	16 km
Nearest town	Sāhibganj	16 km

Villages closest to Dighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Borio 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 421. That makes it the 61st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Dighi village has 216 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 100.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighi falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Karanpurato, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dighi.

Dighi is about 16 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 8.6 km away. Karanpurato is about 11 km away. Sahibganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.