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About Digra Village

Digra is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 92, made up of 48 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 288.89 hectares
Population 92
Male Population 48
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digra compares

By the 2011 count Digra is the 171st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 288.89 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Digra

Digra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Digra as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Digra from other places

Digra lies about 17 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Taljhari, about 7.9 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 Digra
Nearest railway station Taljhari 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Borio 9.8 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 17 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 17 km

Villages closest to Digra

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.

Common questions about Digra

As per the Census of India 2011, Digra village had a population of 92. That makes it the 171st largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Digra village has 48 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digra has about 917 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 Digra is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digra covers 288.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Digra falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Digra is Taljhari, about 7.9 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 10+ km distance for Digra.

Digra is about 17 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digra is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Taljhari is about 7.9 km away. Borio is about 9.8 km away. Sahibganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digra Rakso (under 2 km), Jamkundar (1.7 km) and Bakeria (1.8 km).

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

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