About Bara Dighi Village

Bara Dighi is a mid sized village in Pathna tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,790, made up of 906 males and 884 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bara Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bara Dighi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Sahibganj
Tehsil	Pathna
Pincode	816101
Area (hectares)	165 hectares
Population	1,790
Male Population	906
Female Population	884
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Bara Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Bara Dighi is the 11th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 615 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Bara Dighi

Bara Dighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bara Dighi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Bara Dighi from other places

Bara Dighi lies about 42 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Bakudi, about 3.8 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 Bara Dighi
Nearest railway station	Bakudi	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathna	5.5 km
Nearest town	Farakka	15 km
District headquarters	Sahibganj	42 km

Villages closest to Bara Dighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathna 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 Bara Dighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Bara Dighi village had a population of 1,790. That makes it the 11th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 615 residents.

Bara Dighi village has 906 males and 884 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bara Dighi has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Bara Dighi is 816101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bara Dighi covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bara Dighi falls under Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Bara Dighi is Bakudi, about 3.8 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bara Dighi.

Bara Dighi is about 42 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bara Dighi is in Pathna tehsil of Sahibganj district. Bakudi is about 3.8 km away. Pathna is about 5.5 km away. Farakka is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.