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About Dighagari Village

Dighagari is a small village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 351, made up of 176 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.91 hectares hectares.

Dighagari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighagari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Hugli
Tehsil Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares) 56.91 hectares
Population 351
Male Population 176
Female Population 175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighagari compares

By the 2011 count Dighagari is the 179th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 56.91 hectares work out to about 6.2 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 969.

Getting to Dighagari

Dighagari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighagari 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighagari from other places

Dighagari lies about 22 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Bamangachi, about 2.1 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 Dighagari
Nearest railway station Bamangachi 2.1 km
Nearest town Bārāsat 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Polba Dadpur 22 km
District headquarters Hugli 22 km

Villages closest to Dighagari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Polba Dadpur 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 Dighagari

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighagari village had a population of 351. That makes it the 179th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dighagari village has 176 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighagari has about 994 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 969.

Dighagari covers 56.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighagari falls under Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dighagari is Bamangachi, about 2.1 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 village for Dighagari.

Dighagari is about 22 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighagari is in Polba Dadpur tehsil of Hugli district. Bamangachi is about 2.1 km away. Bārāsat is about 6.2 km away. Polba Dadpur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighanswar (under 2 km), Ati (3.8 km) and Daulatpur (4.7 km).

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

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