About Dighanswar Village

Dighanswar is a mid sized village in Polba Dadpur tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 709 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164.38 hectares hectares.

Dighanswar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighanswar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Polba Dadpur
Area (hectares)	164.38 hectares
Population	1,380
Male Population	709
Female Population	671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	946
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighanswar compares

By the 2011 count Dighanswar is the 72nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents. Its 164.38 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Dighanswar

Dighanswar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighanswar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighanswar from other places

Dighanswar 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 Dighanswar
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 Dighanswar

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.

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Common questions about Dighanswar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighanswar village had a population of 1,380. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,366 residents.

Dighanswar village has 709 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighanswar has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 969.

Dighanswar covers 164.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Dighanswar 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dighanswar.

Dighanswar 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.

Dighanswar 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.