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About Dighalo Village

Dighalo is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,306, made up of 670 males and 636 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 993.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighalo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighalo village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Pincode 212106
Area (hectares) 993.56 hectares
Population 1,306
Male Population 670
Female Population 636
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighalo compares

By the 2011 count Dighalo is the 149th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 993.56 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Dighalo

Dighalo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dighalo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Dighalo from other places

Dighalo lies about 39 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Bheerpur, about 22 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 Dighalo
Nearest railway station Bheerpur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 23 km
District headquarters Allahabad 39 km
Nearest town Prayagraj 39 km

Villages closest to Dighalo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighalo village had a population of 1,306. That makes it the 149th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Dighalo village has 670 males and 636 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighalo has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Dighalo is 212106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighalo covers 993.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dighalo falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighalo is Bheerpur, about 22 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 10+ km distance for Dighalo.

Dighalo is about 39 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighalo is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Bheerpur is about 22 km away. Meja is about 23 km away. Allahabad is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhpur Khurd (2.0 km), Gulalpur (2.2 km) and Dharaon Lundan (2.4 km).

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

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