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About Dighalgram Village

Dighalgram is one of the larger villages in Mohammad Bazar tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,284, made up of 3,194 males and 3,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighalgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighalgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Mohammad Bazar
Pincode 731216
Area (hectares) 223.68 hectares
Population 6,284
Male Population 3,194
Female Population 3,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighalgram compares

By the 2011 count Dighalgram is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents. Its 223.68 hectares work out to about 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Dighalgram

Dighalgram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dighalgram as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighalgram from other places

Dighalgram lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Gadadharpur, about 5.8 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 Dighalgram
Nearest railway station Gadadharpur 5.8 km
Nearest town Sainthia 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mohammad Bazar 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Dighalgram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mohammad Bazar 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 Dighalgram

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighalgram village had a population of 6,284. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,193 residents.

Dighalgram village has 3,194 males and 3,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighalgram has about 967 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 974.

The pincode recorded for Dighalgram is 731216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighalgram covers 223.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 28 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dighalgram falls under Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dighalgram is Gadadharpur, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance for Dighalgram.

Dighalgram is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighalgram is in Mohammad Bazar tehsil of Birbhum district. Gadadharpur is about 5.8 km away. Sainthia is about 11 km away. Mohammad Bazar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bataspur (1.9 km), Baluti (2.3 km) and Makdumnagar (2.6 km).

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

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