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About Dighari Village

Dighari is a mid sized village in Handia tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 346 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.11 hectares hectares.

Dighari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighari village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Handia
Area (hectares) 83.11 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 346
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Dighari compares

By the 2011 count Dighari is the 422nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 83.11 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Dighari

Dighari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighari 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 Dighari from other places

Dighari lies about 40 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Handia Khas, about 5.0 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 Dighari
Nearest railway station Handia Khas 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Handia 5.1 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 24 km
District headquarters Allahabad 40 km

Villages closest to Dighari

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 Dighari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighari village had a population of 714. That makes it the 422nd largest of the 600 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Dighari village has 346 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighari has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Dighari covers 83.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dighari is Handia Khas, about 5.0 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 Dighari.

Dighari is about 40 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighari is in Handia tehsil of Allahabad district. Handia Khas is about 5.0 km away. Handia is about 5.1 km away. Gyānpur 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 Karari Bhadaili (under 2 km), Kukurha (under 2 km) and Mandar (under 2 km).

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

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