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About Dhigana Village

Dhigana is a small village in Sardulgarh tehsil, in the district of Mansa, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 242, made up of 120 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 151507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhigana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhigana village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Mansa
Tehsil Sardulgarh
Pincode 151507
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 242
Male Population 120
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhigana compares

By the 2011 count Dhigana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,214 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 895.

Getting to Dhigana

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

Dhigana lies about 35 km from Mansa, and the nearest railway station is Suchan Kotli, about 24 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 Dhigana
Tehsil headquarters Sardulgarh 9.6 km
Nearest town Fatehābād 22 km
Nearest railway station Suchan Kotli 24 km
District headquarters Mansa 35 km

Villages closest to Dhigana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhigana village had a population of 242. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,214 residents.

Dhigana village has 120 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhigana has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 895.

The pincode recorded for Dhigana is 151507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhigana covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhigana falls under Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhigana is Suchan Kotli, about 24 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 Dhigana.

Dhigana is about 35 km from Mansa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhigana is in Sardulgarh tehsil of Mansa district. Sardulgarh is about 9.6 km away. Fatehābād is about 22 km away. Suchan Kotli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hingna Urf Bhagwangarh (under 2 km), Lohgarh (under 2 km) and Ahlupur (2.7 km).

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

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