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About Dighauta Village

Dighauta is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,569, made up of 824 males and 745 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.67 hectares hectares.

Dighauta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighauta village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 115.67 hectares
Population 1,569
Male Population 824
Female Population 745
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighauta compares

By the 2011 count Dighauta is the 218th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 115.67 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dighauta

Dighauta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dighauta as Available within <5 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 Dighauta from other places

Dighauta lies about 46 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Manda Road, about 8.3 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 Dighauta
Nearest railway station Manda Road 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 15 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 25 km
District headquarters Allahabad 46 km

Villages closest to Dighauta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighauta village had a population of 1,569. That makes it the 218th largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dighauta village has 824 males and 745 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighauta has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Dighauta covers 115.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighauta falls under Handia tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighauta is Manda Road, about 8.3 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dighauta.

Dighauta is about 46 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighauta is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Manda Road is about 8.3 km away. Handia is about 15 km away. Gyānpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahakhara (4.2 km), Shri Rampur (5.1 km) and Paigaha (5.3 km).

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

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