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About Digha Village

Digha is a mid sized village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,536, made up of 785 males and 751 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463.5 hectares hectares.

Digha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Area (hectares) 463.5 hectares
Population 1,536
Male Population 785
Female Population 751
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Digha compares

By the 2011 count Digha is the 104th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 463.5 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Digha

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

Digha lies about 35 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Bani, about 5.3 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 Digha
Nearest railway station Bani 5.3 km
Nearest town Jais 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Salon 22 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 35 km

Villages closest to Digha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Digha village had a population of 1,536. That makes it the 104th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Digha village has 785 males and 751 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digha has about 957 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 974.

Digha covers 463.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Digha falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Digha is Bani, about 5.3 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 Digha.

Digha is about 35 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digha is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Bani is about 5.3 km away. Jais is about 8.3 km away. Salon 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 Itraura (under 2 km), Majhilaha (2.4 km) and Abdu Mau (2.5 km).

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

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