# Dighra Village, Parsa, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Parsa, Saran 

# Dighra

Dighra is a village in Parsa sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,895 people in 275 households**, the 34th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,895people (2011)
- 275households
- 56.4%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Dighra PIN code and other codes

Dighra falls in Parsa sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMadar
- Community development blockParsa
- Census village code234117

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?

- Parsa (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)35 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)46 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dighra · ■ Parsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**58%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**52%

Television ****9%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 · ■ Parsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825**

**919

Working population ****26.4%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 42.1% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (26%) · **■** Household industry 22 (4%) · **■** Other work 106 (21%) · **■** Marginal 205 (41%)

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 Parsa

- Barki Sirsia2,042 people
- Narayanpur2,000 people
- Fatehpur1,994 people
- Parsa Mathura1,973 people
- Shaguni1,864 people
- Sirampur1,805 people
- Mujauna1,610 people
- Babhanganwan1,464 people

[All 90 villages in Parsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/parsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dighra from Chhapra?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dighra?1,895 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighra in?Saran district (Parsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Dighra?56.4% (Census 2011)