Skip to main content

About Digras Village

Digras is a large village in Palam tehsil, in the district of Parbhani, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,322, made up of 1,171 males and 1,151 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 908 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 431720, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digras Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digras village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Parbhani
Tehsil Palam
Pincode 431720
Area (hectares) 908 hectares
Population 2,322
Male Population 1,171
Female Population 1,151
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digras compares

By the 2011 count Digras is the 12th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents. Its 908 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Digras

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

Digras lies about 32 km from Parbhani, and the nearest railway station is Chudawa, 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 Digras
Nearest town Pūrna 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Palam 10 km
Nearest railway station Chudawa 15 km
District headquarters Parbhani 32 km

Villages closest to Digras

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Digras village had a population of 2,322. That makes it the 12th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,424 residents.

Digras village has 1,171 males and 1,151 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digras has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Digras is 431720. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digras covers 908 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Digras falls under Palam tehsil of Parbhani district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Digras is Chudawa, 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Digras.

Digras is about 32 km from Parbhani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digras is in Palam tehsil of Parbhani district. Pūrna is about 10 km away. Palam is about 10 km away. Chudawa is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barbadi (1.5 km), Sawangi Thadi (3.0 km) and Pharkanda (3.3 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.