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About Dihiguma Village

Dihiguma is a large village in Nanda Kumar tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,263, made up of 1,157 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721643, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dihiguma Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dihiguma village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Nanda Kumar
Pincode 721643
Area (hectares) 132.35 hectares
Population 2,263
Male Population 1,157
Female Population 1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dihiguma compares

By the 2011 count Dihiguma is the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents. Its 132.35 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Dihiguma

Dihiguma is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dihiguma as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Sautan Chak, Dakshin Srikrishnapur, Darichak and Dhanya Ghar. 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 Dihiguma

As per the Census of India 2011, Dihiguma village had a population of 2,263. That makes it the 36th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,630 residents.

Dihiguma village has 1,157 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dihiguma has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Dihiguma is 721643. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dihiguma covers 132.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Dihiguma falls under Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dihiguma notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Dihiguma.

Dihiguma is in Nanda Kumar tehsil of Purba Medinipur 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 Dihiguma today is likely to be higher.

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