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About Dighi Village

Dighi is a small village in Daryapur tehsil, in the district of Amravati, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 110 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 349.9 hectares hectares.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Amravati
Tehsil Daryapur
Area (hectares) 349.9 hectares
Population 227
Male Population 110
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 114th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents. Its 349.9 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Dighi

Dighi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dighi as Available within <5 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 Dighi from other places

Dighi lies about 26 km from Amravati, and the nearest railway station is Walgaon, about 18 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 Walgaon 18 km
Nearest town Achalpur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Daryapur 26 km
District headquarters Amravati 26 km

Villages closest to Dighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Daryapur 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 227. That makes it the 114th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,054 residents.

Dighi village has 110 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Dighi covers 349.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighi falls under Daryapur tehsil of Amravati district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Walgaon, about 18 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 10+ km distance for Dighi.

Dighi is about 26 km from Amravati in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Daryapur tehsil of Amravati district. Walgaon is about 18 km away. Achalpur is about 23 km away. Daryapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Elori Mirzapur (under 2 km), Wadura (under 2 km) and Mahimapur (2.0 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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