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About Dighera Village

Dighera is a mid sized village in Madhuban tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 717, made up of 352 males and 365 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.4 hectares hectares.

Dighera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighera village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Madhuban
Area (hectares) 111.4 hectares
Population 717
Male Population 352
Female Population 365
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighera compares

By the 2011 count Dighera is the 136th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 111.4 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Dighera

Dighera is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dighera as Available within <5 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 Dighera from other places

Dighera lies about 47 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Deoraha Baba Road, about 4.3 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 Dighera
Nearest railway station Deoraha Baba Road 4.3 km
Nearest town Lar 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Madhuban 22 km
District headquarters Mau 47 km

Villages closest to Dighera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighera village had a population of 717. That makes it the 136th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Dighera village has 352 males and 365 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighera has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1031.

Dighera covers 111.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighera falls under Madhuban tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighera is Deoraha Baba Road, about 4.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dighera.

Dighera is about 47 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighera is in Madhuban tehsil of Mau district. Deoraha Baba Road is about 4.3 km away. Lar is about 9.7 km away. Madhuban is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kapuri (under 2 km), Mansahi (8.3 km) and Madhopur (8.5 km).

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

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