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About Dighi Village

Dighi is a large village in Manbazar II tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,110, made up of 1,034 males and 1,076 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 543.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723131, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dighi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Manbazar II
Pincode 723131
Area (hectares) 543.98 hectares
Population 2,110
Male Population 1,034
Female Population 1,076
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dighi compares

By the 2011 count Dighi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 543.98 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Dighi

Dighi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dighi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhabani, Dhadkidi Alias Chirka, Dhanda and Dharampur. 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 Dighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Dighi village had a population of 2,110. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Dighi village has 1,034 males and 1,076 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dighi has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Dighi is 723131. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dighi covers 543.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dighi falls under Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Dighi notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Dighi.

Dighi is in Manbazar II tehsil of Puruliya 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 Dighi today is likely to be higher.

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