# Dighiar Village, Keotiranway, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga 

# Dighiar

Dighiar is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847121**. The 2011 Census counted **5,062 people in 993 households**, the 13th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 5,062people (2011)
- 993households
- 53.3%literacy
- 847121PIN code

## Dighiar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dighiar is 847121.** Dighiar falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847121
- Gram panchayatDighiar
- Community development blockKeotiranway
- Census village code226940

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

## How far is Dighiar from nearby towns?

- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)20 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)20 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 Dighiar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dighiar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kotirnway
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 8 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 Dighiar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Dighiar

Of every 100 households in Dighiar in 2011, 35 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dighiar · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**71%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****18%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dighiar?

■ Dighiar · ■ Keotiranway rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.3%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**929

Working population ****27.3%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 45.0% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1,298 (94%)

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 Keotiranway

- Jalwara7,571 people
- Paigambarpur7,423 people
- Karjapatti5,559 people
- Darma5,110 people
- Khirma5,029 people
- Rajaura4,936 people
- Pathra4,897 people
- Pindaruch4,586 people

[All 110 villages in Keotiranway](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/keotiranway/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dighiar?847121
- How far is Dighiar from Darbhanga?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dighiar?5,062 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighiar in?Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dighiar?53.3% (Census 2011)