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About Digghi Village

Digghi is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 503, made up of 255 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 273211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digghi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digghi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Pincode 273211
Area (hectares) 24.07 hectares
Population 503
Male Population 255
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
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 Digghi compares

By the 2011 count Digghi is the 383rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 24.07 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Digghi

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

Digghi lies about 29 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Maghar, about 15 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
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 13 km
Nearest railway station Maghar 15 km
Nearest town Khalīlābād 19 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 29 km

Villages closest to Digghi

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 Digghi

As per the Census of India 2011, Digghi village had a population of 503. That makes it the 383rd largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Digghi village has 255 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digghi has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

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

Digghi covers 24.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Digghi is Maghar, about 15 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 Digghi.

Digghi is about 29 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digghi is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Khajni is about 13 km away. Maghar is about 15 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 Dighaha (under 2 km), Tulasi Pandey (under 2 km) and Murdewa Bujurag (under 2 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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