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About Dighori Village

Dighori is one of the larger villages in Lakhandur tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,728, made up of 2,861 males and 2,867 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1334.6 hectares hectares.

Dighori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighori village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Lakhandur
Area (hectares) 1334.6 hectares
Population 5,728
Male Population 2,861
Female Population 2,867
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighori compares

By the 2011 count Dighori is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents. Its 1334.6 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dighori

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

Dighori lies about 57 km from Bhandara. 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 Dighori
Nearest town Bramhapuri 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Lakhandur 10 km
District headquarters Bhandara 57 km

Villages closest to Dighori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighori village had a population of 5,728. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,498 residents.

Dighori village has 2,861 males and 2,867 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighori has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Dighori covers 1334.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighori falls under Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The census record for Dighori notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Dighori.

Dighori is about 57 km from Bhandara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighori is in Lakhandur tehsil of Bhandara district. Bramhapuri is about 8.8 km away. Lakhandur is about 10 km away. Bhandara is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moharana (2.7 km), Khairna (3.5 km) and Gawarala (3.9 km).

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

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