About Dhigana Village

Dhigana is a mid sized village in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 787, made up of 403 males and 384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 859.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhigana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhigana village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Luni
Pincode	342802
Area (hectares)	859.27 hectares
Population	787
Male Population	403
Female Population	384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	953
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhigana compares

By the 2011 count Dhigana is the 84th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 859.27 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

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 10+ km distance. 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 21 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Salawas, about 11 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
Nearest railway station	Salawas	11 km
Nearest town	Keru	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Luni	17 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	21 km

Villages closest to Dhigana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhigana village had a population of 787. That makes it the 84th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Dhigana village has 403 males and 384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhigana has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Dhigana is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhigana covers 859.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhigana falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Dhigana is Salawas, about 11 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dhigana.

Dhigana is about 21 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhigana is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Salawas is about 11 km away. Keru is about 12 km away. Luni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.