# Dighri Village, Chautham, Khagaria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chautham, Khagaria 

# Dighri

Dighri is a village in Chautham sub-district of Khagaria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 193 households**, the 26th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 1,018people (2011)
- 193households
- 35.4%literacy
- 828females per 1,000 males

## Dighri PIN code and other codes

Dighri falls in Chautham sub-district, Khagaria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRohiyar
- Community development blockChautham
- Census village code238673

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

## How far is Dighri from nearby towns?

- Chautham (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Khagaria (district HQ)25 km by road
- Khagaria (nearest town)25 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 Dighri?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dighri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khagaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khagaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Dighri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 511 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Dighri

Of every 100 households in Dighri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dighri · ■ Chautham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****65%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dighri?

■ Dighri · ■ Chautham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.4%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****828**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**935

Working population ****31.9%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.9% for men and 26.9% for women. 43% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 318 (98%)

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 Chautham

- Arnawan1,770 people
- Pahar chak1,443 people
- Dhamhara1,426 people
- Singhar Sanwa1,045 people
- Bheria893 people
- Muzafferpur Sham585 people

[All 28 villages in Chautham](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/khagaria/chautham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dighri from Khagaria?25 km by road
- What is the population of Dighri?1,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighri in?Khagaria district (Chautham sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dighri?35.4% (Census 2011)