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About Digari Village

Digari is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,165, made up of 591 males and 574 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digari village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Nabagram
Pincode 742136
Area (hectares) 75.25 hectares
Population 1,165
Male Population 591
Female Population 574
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digari compares

By the 2011 count Digari is the 65th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 75.25 hectares work out to about 15 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 961.

Getting to Digari

Digari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Digari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Digari from other places

Digari lies about 167 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Bishanpur Halt, about under 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 Digari
Nearest railway station Bishanpur Halt under 2 km
Nearest town Katihar 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nabagram 29 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 167 km

Villages closest to Digari

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nabagram 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 Digari

As per the Census of India 2011, Digari village had a population of 1,165. That makes it the 65th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Digari village has 591 males and 574 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digari has about 971 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 961.

The pincode recorded for Digari is 742136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digari covers 75.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Digari falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Digari is Bishanpur Halt, about under 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Digari.

Digari is about 167 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digari is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Bishanpur Halt is about under 2 km away. Katihar is about 18 km away. Nabagram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopgram (3.0 km), Chanak (7.5 km) and Chayan Nagar (7.6 km).

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

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