# Dighori Village, Brahmapuri, Chandrapur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Brahmapuri, Chandrapur 

# Dighori

Dighori is a village in Brahmapuri sub-district of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,501 people in 384 households**, the 30th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 1,501people (2011)
- 384households
- 73.7%literacy
- 1,001females per 1,000 males

## Dighori PIN code and other codes

Dighori falls in Brahmapuri sub-district, Chandrapur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockBrahmapuri
- Census village code540732

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

## How far is Dighori from nearby towns?

- Brahmapuri (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chandrapur (district HQ)128 km by road
- Brahmapuri (nearest town)12 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 Dighori?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Brahmapuri
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Dighori known for?

About 63% of the 739 hectares of village land is sown, and 394 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 Dighori

Of every 100 households in Dighori in 2011, 61 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dighori · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**65%

Tap water ****63%**

**27%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****51%**

**57%

Television ****15%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**29%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dighori?

■ Dighori · ■ Brahmapuri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1268**

**963

Working population ****61.4%**

**60.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 64.4% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 23 (2%) · **■** Marginal 765 (83%)

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 Brahmapuri

- Wandra1,626 people
- Waygaon1,619 people
- Gogaon1,605 people
- Nilaj1,557 people
- Chichgaon1,489 people
- Sondri1,455 people
- Ranmochan1,428 people
- Sonegaon1,387 people

[All 136 villages in Brahmapuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/chandrapur/brahmapuri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dighori from Chandrapur?128 km by road
- What is the population of Dighori?1,501 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighori in?Chandrapur district (Brahmapuri sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dighori?73.7% (Census 2011)