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About Thakurani Dighi Village

Thakurani Dighi is a small village in Indus tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 134 males and 128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Thakurani Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Thakurani Dighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indus
Pincode 722205
Area (hectares) 63.85 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 134
Female Population 128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Thakurani Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Thakurani Dighi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents. Its 63.85 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Thakurani Dighi

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

Thakurani Dighi lies about 28 km from Bankura, and the nearest railway station is Chhatna, about 28 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 Thakurani Dighi
Nearest railway station Chhatna 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Indus 28 km
District headquarters Bankura 28 km
Nearest town Bānkura 28 km

Villages closest to Thakurani Dighi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Indus 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 Thakurani Dighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Thakurani Dighi village had a population of 262. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,316 residents.

Thakurani Dighi village has 134 males and 128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Thakurani Dighi has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Thakurani Dighi is 722205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Thakurani Dighi covers 63.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Thakurani Dighi falls under Indus tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Thakurani Dighi is Chhatna, about 28 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 Thakurani Dighi.

Thakurani Dighi is about 28 km from Bankura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Thakurani Dighi is in Indus tehsil of Bankura district. Chhatna is about 28 km away. Indus is about 28 km away. Bankura is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jashdighi (under 2 km), Bara Gobindapur (10 km) and Charigram (17 km).

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

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