# Dighra Village, Pusa, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/pusa/dighra/ Village · Pusa, Samastipur # Dighra Dighra is a village in Pusa sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar, PIN code **848405**. The 2011 Census counted **2,678 people in 602 households**, the 18th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%. - 2,678people (2011) - 602households - 70.0%literacy - 848405PIN code ## Dighra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dighra is 848405.** Dighra falls in Pusa sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - PIN code848405 - Gram panchayatDighra - Community development blockPusa - Census village code236617 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? - Pusa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)16 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)16 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dighra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samastipur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Samastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Dighra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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, 45 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dighra · ■ Pusa rural average Electricity for lighting ****45%** **35% Toilet within the home ****32%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****68%** **71% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **85% Use banking services ****61%** **62% Television ****26%** **20% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **20% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 · ■ Pusa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%** **71.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1184** **912 Working population ****35.1%** **30.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 60.7% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 156 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 458 (49%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (15%) · **■** Marginal 176 (19%) 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 Pusa - Kajia Bishunpur3,515 people - Madapur Chhapra3,385 people - Thahra3,060 people - Pusa Mahamadpur Deopar3,006 people - Gopalpur2,421 people - Malikorh2,408 people - Khaira2,306 people - Mahamadpur Birauli2,107 people [All 37 villages in Pusa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/pusa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dighra?848405 - How far is Dighra from Samastipur?16 km by road - What is the population of Dighra?2,678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dighra in?Samastipur district (Pusa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Dighra?70.0% (Census 2011)