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About Dighanchi Village

Dighanchi is one of the larger villages in Atpadi tehsil, in the district of Sangli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,128, made up of 5,668 males and 5,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3407.9 hectares hectares.

Dighanchi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighanchi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Sangli
Tehsil Atpadi
Area (hectares) 3407.9 hectares
Population 11,128
Male Population 5,668
Female Population 5,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighanchi compares

By the 2011 count Dighanchi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents. Its 3407.9 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Dighanchi

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

Dighanchi lies about 84 km from Sangli, and the nearest railway station is Wasud, about 29 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 Dighanchi
Tehsil headquarters Atpadi 12 km
Nearest town Mhaswad 19 km
Nearest railway station Wasud 29 km
District headquarters Sangli 84 km

Villages closest to Dighanchi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighanchi village had a population of 11,128. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,318 residents.

Dighanchi village has 5,668 males and 5,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighanchi has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Dighanchi covers 3407.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighanchi falls under Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dighanchi is Wasud, about 29 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 Dighanchi.

Dighanchi is about 84 km from Sangli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighanchi is in Atpadi tehsil of Sangli district. Atpadi is about 12 km away. Mhaswad is about 19 km away. Wasud is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pujarwadi (3.1 km), Palaskhel (3.5 km) and Umbargaon (4.3 km).

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

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