# Dighi Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Dighi

Dighi is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **978 people in 249 households**, the 59th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 978people (2011)
- 249households
- 87.9%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Dighi PIN code and other codes

Dighi falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530965

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?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)83 km by road
- Karanja (nearest town)13 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

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranjori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karanja
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 64% of the 431 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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, 84 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dighi · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**57%

Tap water ****63%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**90%

Use banking services ****53%**

**62%

Television ****26%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****56.2%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 81.0% for women. 67% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 86 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 384 (70%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (3%) · **■** Marginal 61 (11%)

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 Karanja

- Dongargaon1,011 people
- Lohagaon1,007 people
- Parwa999 people
- Walhai990 people
- Kupati978 people
- Palana977 people
- Somthana975 people
- Bambarda962 people

[All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dighi from Washim?83 km by road
- What is the population of Dighi?978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighi in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dighi?87.9% (Census 2011)