# Dighra Village, Jale, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jale, Darbhanga 

# Dighra

Dighra is a village in Jale sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847302**. The 2011 Census counted **8,072 people in 1,438 households**, the 10th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.2%.

- 8,072people (2011)
- 1,438households
- 57.8%literacy
- 847302PIN code

## Dighra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dighra is 847302.** Dighra falls in Jale sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847302
- Gram panchayatDighra
- Community development blockJale
- Census village code226723

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dighra from nearby towns?

- Jale (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)50 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)50 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dighra?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Dighra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jale
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laheria Sarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dighra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 53% of the 445 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dighra

Of every 100 households in Dighra in 2011, 12 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dighra · ■ Jale rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**91%

Use banking services ****21%**

**32%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dighra?

■ Dighra · ■ Jale rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**53.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**944

Working population ****22.5%**

**28.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 50.6% for women. 41% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 219 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 810 (45%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 328 (18%) · **■** Marginal 404 (22%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jale

- Muraitha11,442 people
- Kamtaul9,951 people
- Reorha9,658 people
- Ratanpur Abhiman8,360 people
- Jogiara6,717 people
- Darhia6,118 people
- Katraul5,737 people
- Bandhauli5,402 people

[All 60 villages in Jale](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/jale/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dighra?847302
- How far is Dighra from Darbhanga?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dighra?8,072 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighra in?Darbhanga district (Jale sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dighra?57.8% (Census 2011)
