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About Dighodhi Village

Dighodhi is a mid sized village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,363, made up of 734 males and 629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 819.09 hectares hectares.

Dighodhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighodhi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 819.09 hectares
Population 1,363
Male Population 734
Female Population 629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 857
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighodhi compares

By the 2011 count Dighodhi is the 22nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 819.09 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Getting to Dighodhi

Dighodhi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighodhi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Dighodhi from other places

Dighodhi lies about 30 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Kolaras, about 15 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 Dighodhi
Nearest railway station Kolaras 15 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 30 km

Villages closest to Dighodhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighodhi village had a population of 1,363. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Dighodhi village has 734 males and 629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighodhi has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 869.

Dighodhi covers 819.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighodhi falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighodhi is Kolaras, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dighodhi.

Dighodhi is about 30 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighodhi is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 15 km away. Shivpuri is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karya (1.9 km), Kadesara (2.5 km) and Sejwara (3.1 km).

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

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