Village · Pandhurna, Chhindwara
# Dighori

Dighori is a village in Pandhurna sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 780 people in 154 households, the 67th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.
- 780 people (2011)
- 154 households
- 80.2% literacy
- 1,042 females per 1,000 males

## Dighori PIN code and other codes

Dighori falls in Pandhurna sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Pandhurna
- Census village code 495484

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dighori from nearby towns?
- Pandhurna (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ) 78 km by road
- Pandhurna (nearest town) 45 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dighori?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dighori; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pandra
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Pandhurna
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dighori known for?

The main crops are soyabean, makka and pea. About 76% of the 303 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dighori

Of every 100 households in Dighori in 2011, 99 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dighori · ■ Pandhurna rural average
- Electricity for lighting 99% 82%
- Toilet within the home 1% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 89%
- Tap water 1% 44%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 93%
- Use banking services 7% 39%
- Television 9% 27%
- Mobile phone 5% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 4% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 73% 47%
- Own their home 95% 93%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dighori?

■ Dighori · ■ Pandhurna rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.2% 73.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1042 957
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1268 977
- Working population 49.9% 54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 71.3% for women. 51% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 161 (41%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (1%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 14 (4%) · ■ Marginal 203 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Pandhurna
- Bichhawasani 803 people
- Ajangaon 802 people
- Linga Eletir 801 people
- Deonala Mal. 791 people
- Itawa 780 people
- Buchankhapa 770 people
- Umari Khurd 755 people
- Temni 752 people

All 169 villages in Pandhurna

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## Quick answers
- How far is Dighori from Chhindwara? 78 km by road
- What is the population of Dighori? 780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighori in? Chhindwara district (Pandhurna sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dighori? 80.2% (Census 2011)

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