About Dighara Village

Dighara is a large village in Goghat I tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,246, made up of 1,138 males and 1,108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 290.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712616, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighara village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Goghat I
Pincode	712616
Area (hectares)	290.55 hectares
Population	2,246
Male Population	1,138
Female Population	1,108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	974
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighara compares

By the 2011 count Dighara is the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents. Its 290.55 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Dighara

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

Dighara lies about 26 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.2 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 Dighara
Nearest railway station	Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed)	2.2 km
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Goghat I	26 km
District headquarters	Hugli	26 km

Villages closest to Dighara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Goghat I 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.

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Common questions about Dighara

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighara village had a population of 2,246. That makes it the 18th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,444 residents.

Dighara village has 1,138 males and 1,108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighara has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Dighara is 712616. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighara covers 290.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighara falls under Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dighara is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 2.2 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Dighara.

Dighara is about 26 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighara is in Goghat I tehsil of Hugli district. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 2.2 km away. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 7.4 km away. Goghat I is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.