# Dighawa Village, Nichlaul, Mahrajganj (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Nichlaul, Mahrajganj 

# Dighawa

Dighawa is a village in Nichlaul sub-district of Mahrajganj district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **850 people in 141 households**, the 211th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 850people (2011)
- 141households
- 70.8%literacy
- 893females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dighawa

Of every 100 households in Dighawa in 2011, 41 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dighawa · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**81%

Tap water ****98%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**52%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**10%

Own their home ****91%**

**99%

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 Dighawa?

■ Dighawa · ■ Nichlaul rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**921

Working population ****21.5%**

**36.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 53.7% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (9%) · **■** Marginal 98 (54%)

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 Nichlaul

- Kolhua873 people
- Bandi863 people
- Barwa Pandit860 people
- Nahchhauri858 people
- Choragpur Madarha848 people
- Ramchandrahi825 people
- Pratap Pur812 people
- Chanda792 people

[All 314 villages in Nichlaul](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahrajganj/nichlaul/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dighawa?850 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighawa in?Mahrajganj district (Nichlaul sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dighawa?70.8% (Census 2011)