# Dighwa Village, Bhorey, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhorey, Gopalganj 

# Dighwa

Dighwa is a village in Bhorey sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,318 people in 200 households**, the 37th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,318people (2011)
- 200households
- 68.3%literacy
- 1,200females per 1,000 males

## Dighwa PIN code and other codes

Dighwa falls in Bhorey sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChhathianw
- Community development blockBhorey
- Census village code230024

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

## How far is Dighwa from nearby towns?

- Bhorey (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Kataiya (nearest town)11 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 Dighwa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dighwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhore
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Dighwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Dighwa

Of every 100 households in Dighwa in 2011, 58 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dighwa · ■ Bhorey rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****80%**

**68%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dighwa?

■ Dighwa · ■ Bhorey rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1200**

**1064

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1155**

**959

Working population ****19.3%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 57.5% for women. 36% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 55 (22%) · **■** Marginal 126 (50%)

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 Bhorey

- Jagtauli1,375 people
- Dumakiya1,360 people
- Jigna Dube1,333 people
- Domanpur1,320 people
- Karmasi1,318 people
- Parrauna1,304 people
- Bantaria Jagdish1,302 people
- Pakhopali1,281 people

[All 172 villages in Bhorey](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bhorey/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dighwa from Gopalganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dighwa?1,318 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighwa in?Gopalganj district (Bhorey sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dighwa?68.3% (Census 2011)