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About Dighi Village

Dighi is a mid sized village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 431 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 224159, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ambedkar Nagar
Tehsil Jalalpur
Pincode 224159
Area (hectares) 121.47 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 431
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is the 188th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents. Its 121.47 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Dighi

Dighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Dighi from other places

Dighi lies about 15 km from Ambedkar Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Malipur railway station, about 3.5 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 Dighi
Nearest railway station Malipur railway station 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Jalalpur 14 km
Nearest town Jalālpur 14 km
District headquarters Ambedkar Nagar 15 km

Villages closest to Dighi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 875. That makes it the 188th largest of the 300 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,670 residents.

Dighi village has 431 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 224159. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 121.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighi falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighi is Malipur railway station, about 3.5 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dighi.

Dighi is about 15 km from Ambedkar Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighi is in Jalalpur tehsil of Ambedkar Nagar district. Malipur railway station is about 3.5 km away. Jalalpur is about 14 km away. Jalālpur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jotipur (under 2 km), Samaisa Pokhta (under 2 km) and Sultanpur Guitha (under 2 km).

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

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