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About Dighawa Village

Dighawa is a mid sized village in Mehdawal tehsil, in the district of Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 391 males and 314 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighawa village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sant Kabir Nagar
Tehsil Mehdawal
Pincode 272125
Area (hectares) 93.32 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 391
Female Population 314
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Dighawa compares

By the 2011 count Dighawa is the 221st largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 991 residents. Its 93.32 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Dighawa

The census records public bus service for Dighawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighawa from other places

Dighawa lies about 15 km from Sant Kabir Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Chureb, about 14 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 Dighawa
Tehsil headquarters Mehdawal 13 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 13 km
Nearest railway station Chureb 14 km
District headquarters Sant Kabir Nagar 15 km

Villages closest to Dighawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighawa village had a population of 705. That makes it the 221st largest of the 440 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 991 residents.

Dighawa village has 391 males and 314 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighawa has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Dighawa is 272125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighawa covers 93.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighawa falls under Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighawa is Chureb, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dighawa.

Dighawa is about 15 km from Sant Kabir Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighawa is in Mehdawal tehsil of Sant Kabir Nagar district. Mehdawal is about 13 km away. Mehndāwal is about 13 km away. Chureb is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Munderi (under 2 km), Batsari (under 2 km) and Dhauria (under 2 km).

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

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