Village · Jharpokharia, Mayurbhanj
# Dighi

Dighi is a village in Jharpokharia sub-district of Mayurbhanj district, Odisha, PIN code 757086. The 2011 Census counted 748 people in 180 households, the 45th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.
- 748 people (2011)
- 180 households
- 66.0% literacy
- 757086 PIN code

## Dighi PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dighi is 757086. Dighi falls in Jharpokharia sub-district, Mayurbhanj district, Odisha.
- PIN code 757086
- Gram panchayat Jharpokharia
- Community development block Saraskana
- Census village code 387948

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

## How far is Dighi from nearby towns?
- Jharpokharia (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Baripada (district HQ) 36 km by road
- Baripada (nearest town) 36 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dighi?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dighi known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 18% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dighi

Of every 100 households in Dighi in 2011, 55 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dighi · ■ Jharpokharia rural average
- Electricity for lighting 55% 25%
- Toilet within the home 17% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 86%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 92%
- Use banking services 59% 55%
- Television 11% 12%
- Mobile phone 21% 22%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 22% 21%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Dighi?

■ Dighi · ■ Jharpokharia rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.0% 63.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1022 979
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1132 941
- Working population 47.3% 48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 54.7% for women. 54% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 37 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 109 (31%) · ■ Marginal 202 (57%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jharpokharia
- Ichinda 773 people
- Kapadiha 768 people
- Kalapani 762 people
- Astia 753 people
- Kasiabeda 725 people
- Badchatra 700 people
- Punasia 647 people
- Budamara 639 people

All 199 villages in Jharpokharia

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## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dighi? 757086
- How far is Dighi from Baripada? 36 km by road
- What is the population of Dighi? 748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighi in? Mayurbhanj district (Jharpokharia sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Dighi? 66.0% (Census 2011)

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