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About Dighaha Village

Dighaha is a small village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 53 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273211
Area (hectares) 37.57 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 53
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
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 Dighaha compares

By the 2011 count Dighaha is the 615th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 37.57 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dighaha

Dighaha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dighaha 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 Dighaha from other places

Dighaha lies about 30 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 16 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 Dighaha
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 14 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 16 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 19 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 30 km

Villages closest to Dighaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighaha village had a population of 99. That makes it the 615th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Dighaha village has 53 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighaha has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dighaha is 273211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighaha covers 37.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighaha falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighaha is Maghar, about 16 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 Dighaha.

Dighaha is about 30 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighaha is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 14 km away. Maghar is about 16 km away. Khalīlābād is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Digghi (under 2 km), Tulasi Pandey (under 2 km) and Badara (under 2 km).

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

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