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About Digligre Village

Digligre is a small village in Zikzak tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 325, made up of 168 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digligre Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digligre village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Zikzak
Pincode 794001
Population 325
Male Population 168
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digligre compares

By the 2011 count Digligre is the 87th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 347 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Digligre

Digligre is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Digligre as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Digligre from other places

Digligre lies about 37 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhubri, about 69 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 Digligre
Tehsil headquarters Zikzak 5.0 km
Nearest town Mankāchar 14 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 37 km
Nearest railway station Dhubri 69 km

Villages closest to Digligre

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Digligre village had a population of 325. That makes it the 87th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 347 residents.

Digligre village has 168 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digligre has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Digligre is 794001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digligre falls under Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Digligre is Dhubri, about 69 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Digligre.

Digligre is about 37 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digligre is in Zikzak tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Zikzak is about 5.0 km away. Mankāchar is about 14 km away. West Garo Hills is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Zikzak (5.0 km), Mahendraganj Bazar (12 km) and Ghegapara (20 km).

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

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