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About Digardih Village

Digardih is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 282 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Digardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Digardih village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 210.88 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 282
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Digardih compares

By the 2011 count Digardih is the 116th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 210.88 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Digardih

Digardih is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Digardih as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Digardih from other places

Digardih lies about 51 km from Puruliya, and the nearest railway station is Salgajhari, about 15 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 Digardih
Nearest town Mango 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Salgajhari 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Barabazar 18 km
District headquarters Puruliya 51 km

Villages closest to Digardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Digardih village had a population of 566. That makes it the 116th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Digardih village has 282 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Digardih has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Digardih is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Digardih covers 210.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Digardih falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Digardih is Salgajhari, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Digardih.

Digardih is about 51 km from Puruliya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Digardih is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. Mango is about 9.1 km away. Salgajhari is about 15 km away. Barabazar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarakdih (2.5 km), Jharia (3.7 km) and Jiling (5.0 km).

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

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