About Dighwad Village

Dighwad is a large village in Chandvad tehsil, in the district of Nashik, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,301, made up of 1,175 males and 1,126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1084 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 423101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighwad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighwad village
Description	Value
State	Maharashtra
District	Nashik
Tehsil	Chandvad
Pincode	423101
Area (hectares)	1084 hectares
Population	2,301
Male Population	1,175
Female Population	1,126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighwad compares

By the 2011 count Dighwad is the 28th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents. Its 1084 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 935.

Getting to Dighwad

Dighwad is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighwad as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Dighwad from other places

Dighwad lies about 54 km from Nashik, and the nearest railway station is Lasalgaon, about 10 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 Dighwad
Tehsil headquarters	Chandvad	9.3 km
Nearest town	Chāndor	9.3 km
Nearest railway station	Lasalgaon	10 km
District headquarters	Nashik	54 km

Villages closest to Dighwad

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

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Common questions about Dighwad

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighwad village had a population of 2,301. That makes it the 28th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,896 residents.

Dighwad village has 1,175 males and 1,126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighwad has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Dighwad is 423101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighwad covers 1084 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighwad falls under Chandvad tehsil of Nashik district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dighwad is Lasalgaon, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Dighwad.

Dighwad is about 54 km from Nashik in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighwad is in Chandvad tehsil of Nashik district. Chandvad is about 9.3 km away. Chāndor is about 9.3 km away. Lasalgaon is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.