About Dighi Village

Dighi is a small village in Bangiriposi tehsil, in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 442, made up of 226 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 207 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 757032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description	Value
State	Odisha
District	Mayurbhanj
Tehsil	Bangiriposi
Pincode	757032
Area (hectares)	207 hectares
Population	442
Male Population	226
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 82nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 502 residents. Its 207 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1018.

Getting to Dighi

Dighi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighi 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 5 - 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 94 km from Mayurbhanj, and the nearest railway station is Māluka, about 21 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	Bangiriposi	21 km
Nearest railway station	Māluka	21 km
Nearest town	Karanjiā	38 km
District headquarters	Mayurbhanj	94 km

Villages closest to Dighi

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

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Common questions about Dighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 442. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 502 residents.

Dighi village has 226 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 956 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 1018.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 757032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 207 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighi falls under Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Māluka, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dighi.

Dighi is about 94 km from Mayurbhanj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Bangiriposi tehsil of Mayurbhanj district. Bangiriposi is about 21 km away. Māluka is about 21 km away. Karanjiā is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.