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About Dighul Village

Dighul is a large village in Dudhi tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,591, made up of 1,863 males and 1,728 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 582.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighul village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Dudhi
Pincode 231208
Area (hectares) 582.2 hectares
Population 3,591
Male Population 1,863
Female Population 1,728
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighul compares

By the 2011 count Dighul is the 28th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 582.2 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Dighul

Dighul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighul as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Dighul from other places

Dighul lies about 60 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Duddhinagar, about 5.1 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 Dighul
Tehsil headquarters Dudhi 4.0 km
Nearest railway station Duddhinagar 5.1 km
Nearest town Renukūt 23 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 60 km

Villages closest to Dighul

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighul village had a population of 3,591. That makes it the 28th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Dighul village has 1,863 males and 1,728 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighul has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Dighul is 231208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighul covers 582.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighul falls under Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dighul is Duddhinagar, about 5.1 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Dighul.

Dighul is about 60 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighul is in Dudhi tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Dudhi is about 4.0 km away. Duddhinagar is about 5.1 km away. Renukūt is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Araghat (under 2 km), Japala (under 2 km) and Bagharu (2.5 km).

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

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