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About Dighiya Village

Dighiya is a mid sized village in Phulpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,134, made up of 566 males and 568 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 223226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighiya village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Phulpur
Pincode 223226
Area (hectares) 117.75 hectares
Population 1,134
Male Population 566
Female Population 568
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Dighiya compares

By the 2011 count Dighiya is the 212th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents. Its 117.75 hectares work out to about 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Dighiya

The census records public bus service for Dighiya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighiya from other places

Dighiya lies about 144 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Phaphamau Junction, about 7.2 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 Dighiya
Nearest railway station Phaphamau Junction 7.2 km
Nearest town Mau Aimma 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Phulpur 25 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 144 km

Villages closest to Dighiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighiya village had a population of 1,134. That makes it the 212th largest of the 474 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,369 residents.

Dighiya village has 566 males and 568 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighiya has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Dighiya is 223226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighiya covers 117.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighiya falls under Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighiya is Phaphamau Junction, about 7.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dighiya.

Dighiya is about 144 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighiya is in Phulpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Phaphamau Junction is about 7.2 km away. Mau Aimma is about 14 km away. Phulpur 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 Ambari (3.6 km), Sikraursahbari (3.6 km) and Wazirabad (3.8 km).

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

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