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About Dighalgram Village

Dighalgram is one of the larger villages in Haringhata tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,390, made up of 2,737 males and 2,653 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741257, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighalgram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighalgram village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Nadia
Tehsil Haringhata
Pincode 741257
Area (hectares) 432.2 hectares
Population 5,390
Male Population 2,737
Female Population 2,653
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Dighalgram compares

By the 2011 count Dighalgram is the 7th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents. Its 432.2 hectares work out to about 12 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 948.

Getting to Dighalgram

Dighalgram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dighalgram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dighalgram from other places

Dighalgram lies about 63 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.7 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 Dighalgram
Nearest town Ashoknagar Kalyangarh 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Haringhata 10 km
District headquarters Nadia 63 km

Villages closest to Dighalgram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighalgram village had a population of 5,390. That makes it the 7th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,530 residents.

Dighalgram village has 2,737 males and 2,653 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighalgram has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Dighalgram is 741257. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighalgram covers 432.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dighalgram falls under Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dighalgram is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Dighalgram.

Dighalgram is about 63 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dighalgram is in Haringhata tehsil of Nadia district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 3.3 km away. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 5.7 km away. Haringhata is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandarkona (under 2 km), Jhikra (1.5 km) and Parulia (1.7 km).

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

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