About Dihigachhi Village

Dihigachhi is a mid sized village in Haroa tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 559, made up of 295 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743425, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dihigachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihigachhi village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Haroa
Pincode	743425
Area (hectares)	76.49 hectares
Population	559
Male Population	295
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	895
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 Dihigachhi compares

By the 2011 count Dihigachhi is the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents. Its 76.49 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dihigachhi

Dihigachhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Dihigachhi 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 Dihigachhi from other places

Dihigachhi lies about 52 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Sonarpur Junction, about 3.5 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 Dihigachhi
Nearest railway station	Sonarpur Junction	3.5 km
Nearest town	Rajpur Sonarpur	3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Haroa	28 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	52 km

Villages closest to Dihigachhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihigachhi village had a population of 559. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,382 residents.

Dihigachhi village has 295 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihigachhi has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Dihigachhi is 743425. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dihigachhi covers 76.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dihigachhi falls under Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Dihigachhi is Sonarpur Junction, about 3.5 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 Dihigachhi.

Dihigachhi is about 52 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dihigachhi is in Haroa tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Sonarpur Junction is about 3.5 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 3.7 km away. Haroa is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.