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About Dighephal Village

Dighephal is a small village in Murbad tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 49 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.4 hectares hectares.

Dighephal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighephal village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Murbad
Area (hectares) 106.4 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 49
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighephal compares

By the 2011 count Dighephal is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 842 residents. Its 106.4 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Dighephal

Dighephal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dighephal as Available within <5 km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Deoghar, Deope, Dhanivali and Dhargaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dighephal

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighephal village had a population of 105. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 842 residents.

Dighephal village has 49 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighephal has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Dighephal covers 106.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighephal falls under Murbad tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dighephal.

Dighephal is in Murbad tehsil of Thane district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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