About Dighavat Village

Dighavat is one of the larger villages in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,859, made up of 2,967 males and 2,892 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 425.05 hectares hectares.

Dighavat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighavat village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Chandauli
Tehsil	Sakaldiha
Area (hectares)	425.05 hectares
Population	5,859
Male Population	2,967
Female Population	2,892
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available

How Dighavat compares

By the 2011 count Dighavat is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 425.05 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dighavat

Dighavat is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Dighavat as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighavat from other places

Dighavat lies about 38 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Faridaha Halt, about 4.0 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 Dighavat
Nearest railway station	Faridaha Halt	4.0 km
Nearest town	Saidpur	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sakaldiha	28 km
District headquarters	Chandauli	38 km

Villages closest to Dighavat

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

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Common questions about Dighavat

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighavat village had a population of 5,859. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Dighavat village has 2,967 males and 2,892 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighavat has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 929.

Dighavat covers 425.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighavat falls under Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighavat is Faridaha Halt, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available for Dighavat.

Dighavat is about 38 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighavat is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Faridaha Halt is about 4.0 km away. Saidpur is about 8.7 km away. Sakaldiha is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.