# Dighria Kalan Village, Bengabad, Giridih (Jharkhand)

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Village · Bengabad, Giridih 

# Dighria Kalan

Dighria Kalan is a village in Bengabad sub-district of Giridih district, Jharkhand, PIN code **815312**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 124 households**, the 73rd largest of 231 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 752people (2011)
- 124households
- 72.4%literacy
- 815312PIN code

## Dighria Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dighria Kalan is 815312.** Dighria Kalan falls in Bengabad sub-district, Giridih district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code815312
- Gram panchayatBhandaridih
- Community development blockBengabad
- Census village code351725

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

## How far is Dighria Kalan from nearby towns?

- Bengabad (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Giridih (district HQ)10 km by road
- Giridih (nearest town)10 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 Dighria Kalan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dighria Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Giridih
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Giridih
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Dighria Kalan known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 30% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dighria Kalan

Of every 100 households in Dighria Kalan in 2011, 79 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dighria Kalan · ■ Bengabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**33%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**76%

Use banking services ****41%**

**50%

Television ****32%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dighria Kalan?

■ Dighria Kalan · ■ Bengabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**928

Working population ****44.8%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 55.8% for women. 52% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 139 (41%) · **■** Marginal 157 (47%)

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 Bengabad

- Mehabank774 people
- Bandgari764 people
- Rangamati758 people
- Chhachhando756 people
- Kokarchi752 people
- Mahacho746 people
- Bijlibathan744 people
- Raghaidih728 people

[All 257 villages in Bengabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/giridih/bengabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dighria Kalan?815312
- How far is Dighria Kalan from Giridih?10 km by road
- What is the population of Dighria Kalan?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighria Kalan in?Giridih district (Bengabad sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Dighria Kalan?72.4% (Census 2011)