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About Dighi Village

Dighi is a mid sized village in Deoli tehsil, in the district of Wardha, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 320 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.05 hectares hectares.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Wardha
Tehsil Deoli
Area (hectares) 510.05 hectares
Population 639
Male Population 320
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 52nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 510.05 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Dighi

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

Dighi lies about 15 km from Wardha, and the nearest railway station is Dahegaon, about 12 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 Dighi
Tehsil headquarters Deoli 4.4 km
Nearest railway station Dahegaon 12 km
Nearest town Sindi 15 km
District headquarters Wardha 15 km

Villages closest to Dighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 639. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 92 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Dighi village has 320 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

Dighi covers 510.05 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.

Dighi falls under Deoli tehsil of Wardha district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Dahegaon, about 12 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 Dighi.

Dighi is about 15 km from Wardha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Deoli tehsil of Wardha district. Deoli is about 4.4 km away. Dahegaon is about 12 km away. Sindi 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 Bopapur (1.6 km), Chikhali (3.1 km) and Takli (3.2 km).

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

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