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About Dighua Village

Dighua is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,463, made up of 755 males and 708 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 139.75 hectares
Population 1,463
Male Population 755
Female Population 708
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 Dighua compares

By the 2011 count Dighua is the 51st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 139.75 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Dighua

Dighua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighua 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. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Rampur, Dangi Mahendrapur, Darakandi and Daula. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Dighua

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighua village had a population of 1,463. That makes it the 51st largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Dighua village has 755 males and 708 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighua has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Dighua is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighua covers 139.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighua falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dighua notes the nearest railway station 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 Dighua.

Dighua is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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