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About Dighawe Village

Dighawe is one of the larger villages in Sakri tehsil, in the district of Dhule, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,294, made up of 2,719 males and 2,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4060 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 424310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighawe Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighawe village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Dhule
Tehsil Sakri
Pincode 424310
Area (hectares) 4060 hectares
Population 5,294
Male Population 2,719
Female Population 2,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighawe compares

By the 2011 count Dighawe is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents. Its 4060 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Dighawe

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

Dighawe lies about 58 km from Dhule, and the nearest railway station is Chinchpada, about 45 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 Dighawe
Tehsil headquarters Sakri 14 km
Nearest railway station Chinchpada 45 km
District headquarters Dhule 58 km

Villages closest to Dighawe

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighawe village had a population of 5,294. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,957 residents.

Dighawe village has 2,719 males and 2,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighawe has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Dighawe is 424310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighawe covers 4060 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighawe falls under Sakri tehsil of Dhule district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dighawe is Chinchpada, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dighawe.

Dighawe is about 58 km from Dhule in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighawe is in Sakri tehsil of Dhule district. Sakri is about 14 km away. Chinchpada is about 45 km away. Dhule is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganeshpur (2.7 km), Umbharti (3.7 km) and Umbhare (4.3 km).

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

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