# Dighi Village, Vijayraghavgarh, Katni (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Vijayraghavgarh, Katni 

# Dighi

Dighi is a village in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district of Katni district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,031 people in 463 households**, the 27th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,031people (2011)
- 463households
- 68.1%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Dighi PIN code and other codes

Dighi falls in Vijayraghavgarh sub-district, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockVijayraghavgarh
- Census village code488563

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

## How far is Dighi from nearby towns?

- Vijayraghavgarh (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Katni (district HQ)57 km by road
- Barhi (nearest town)18 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 Dighi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dighi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Singoudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kymore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katni
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Dighi known for?

About 67% of the 635 hectares of village land is sown, and 168 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 Dighi

Of every 100 households in Dighi in 2011, 50 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dighi · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**47%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**8%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**38%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dighi?

■ Dighi · ■ Vijayraghavgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**942

Working population ****54.9%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 54.2% for women. 56% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (14%) · **■** Other work 15 (1%) · **■** Marginal 858 (77%)

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 Vijayraghavgarh

- Chari2,110 people
- Bamhori2,069 people
- Kanti2,057 people
- Khirwa2,049 people
- Deosari Indore2,013 people
- Gohawal2,012 people
- Singhanpura1,985 people
- Kundrehi1,938 people

[All 133 villages in Vijayraghavgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/katni/vijayraghavgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dighi from Katni?57 km by road
- What is the population of Dighi?2,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighi in?Katni district (Vijayraghavgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dighi?68.1% (Census 2011)