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About Digghi Village

Digghi is a large village in Sakaldiha tehsil, in the district of Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,498, made up of 1,786 males and 1,712 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.67 hectares hectares.

Digghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digghi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Chandauli
Tehsil Sakaldiha
Area (hectares) 173.67 hectares
Population 3,498
Male Population 1,786
Female Population 1,712
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Digghi compares

By the 2011 count Digghi is the 34th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents. Its 173.67 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Digghi

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

Digghi lies about 5.2 km from Chandauli, and the nearest railway station is Ganj Khawaja, about 3.6 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 Digghi
Nearest railway station Ganj Khawaja 3.6 km
District headquarters Chandauli 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sakaldiha 9.2 km

Villages closest to Digghi

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.

Common questions about Digghi

As per the Census of India 2011, Digghi village had a population of 3,498. That makes it the 34th largest of the 437 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,503 residents.

Digghi village has 1,786 males and 1,712 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digghi has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 929.

Digghi covers 173.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Digghi is Ganj Khawaja, about 3.6 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 Digghi.

Digghi is about 5.2 km from Chandauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digghi is in Sakaldiha tehsil of Chandauli district. Ganj Khawaja is about 3.6 km away. Chandauli is about 5.2 km away. Sakaldiha is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basila (under 2 km), Nasirpur (1.8 km) and Deodil (1.8 km).

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

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