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About Dighi Village

Dighi is a large village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,031, made up of 1,030 males and 1,001 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 634.57 hectares hectares.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 634.57 hectares
Population 2,031
Male Population 1,030
Female Population 1,001
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 972
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 634.57 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

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 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 <5 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 41 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Khanna Banjari, 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
Nearest railway station Khanna Banjari 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 16 km
Nearest town Maihar 31 km
District headquarters Katni 41 km

Villages closest to Dighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 2,031. That makes it the 25th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Dighi village has 1,030 males and 1,001 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Dighi covers 634.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighi falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Khanna Banjari, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dighi.

Dighi is about 41 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Khanna Banjari is about 11 km away. Vijayraghavgarh is about 16 km away. Maihar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chora Kanera (1.7 km), Chori (3.5 km) and Deora Khurd (3.7 km).

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

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