Dighiar Explained

Dighiar
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Bihar
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Bihar, India
Coordinates:26.2722°N 85.9444°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Mithila
Subdivision Name3:Darbhanga
Government Type:democracy
Governing Body:panchayati raj
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:5062
Population As Of:2011 census of India
Population Density Km3:auto
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:847121
Area Code Type:Telephone Code
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Darbhanga, Madhubani
Blank1 Name Sec2:Avg. summer temperature
Blank1 Info Sec2:42°C
Demographics1 Info1:Maithili, Urdu, Hindi
Blank2 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Madhubani
Blank3 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank3 Info Sec1:keoti
Blank4 Name Sec1:panchayat
Blank4 Info Sec1:Dighiar
Blank6 Name Sec1:Sex ratio
Blank6 Info Sec1:942 /
Blank7 Name Sec1:Literacy
Blank7 Info Sec1:47%
Blank2 Name Sec2:Avg. winter temperature
Blank2 Info Sec2:15°C

Dighiar is a village in Keotirunway block[1] of Darbhanga district in Bihar, India. This is 15 km from Darbhanga and 19 km from Madhubani city.

The name Dighiar came because of its location on the bank of a big pond (Badh Pokhar) which means side of a pond.

Languages

The official languages of this village are Urdu, Hindi, and English.

Constituency

This village comes under the Keoti assembly constituency and the Madhubani Loksabha constituency.

Panchayat

Dighiar has its own panchayat named Dighiar panchayat. It is the smallest panchayat in Darbhanga district.

Nearest city

The nearest cities are Darbhanga and Madhubani.

Population

The population in Dighiar village is 5,062 as per the 2011 Census by the Indian Government.

Dighiar Sex RatioWhile the population is 5,062, there are 2,680 males and 2,382 females are there. Further, the children below 6 years of age are 1,027 in number of which 550 are males and 477 are females.Dighiar Scheduled Caste and TribesThe total number of Scheduled Caste members is 652 and that of Scheduled Tribe members is 3.Dighiar Literacy RateLiterates are 2,152 of which males are 1,294 and Females are 858. There are 2,910 Illiterates.Dighiar Workers PopulationWorkers in the State of Dighiar are calculated as 1,384 of which 1,299 are males and 85 are females. Further 86 are regular and 1,298 are Irregular i.e. get jobs only a few days in a month. There are 3,678 Non-Workers (including students, housewives, and children above 6 years.)[2]

Education and occupation

The literacy rate of the village is 47.01% compared to the literacy rate of the state 47%. The female literacy rate is 35.36% compared to the male literacy rate of 58.36%. The total working population is 33.07% of the total population. 61.07% of the men work while only 4.35% of women work here. The main working population is 28.13% of the total population. 52.63% of the men are the main working population. 2.99% of the women are the main working population. While the marginal working population is 4.95% of the total population. 8.44% of the men are the marginal working population. 1.36% of the women are marginal working population. The total non-working population is 66.93% of the total population. 38.93% of men and 95.65% of women do not work.[3]

Schools and institutions

Madarsa Baitul Uloom

Madarsa Baitul Uloom was established in the year 1973. It is managed by the Dept. of Education. The school is a P + UP & Sec/H.Sec school. The coeducation status is co-educational. The total number of students is 445. The medium of instruction is Urdu. There are 4 classrooms and one teacher.

Economics

Agriculture is the prime source of income for the villagers.Major crops of Dighiar are rice, wheat, mustard, murwa, and masoor. Mango is produced widely in the village.

Lohia sawachh Bihar

This village has been declared an "open defecation-free village", as every house in the village has its own toilet,

Notes and References

  1. http://www.allaboutbihar.com > Administrative Units > Darbhanga Division > Darbhanga District > Keotiranway Block
  2. Web site: Dighiar village population | Population of India . 6 December 2014 . 17 December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141217161708/http://ourhero.in/population/villages/dighiar-226940 . dead .
  3. http://www.allaboutbihar.com>Administrative{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Units>Darbhanga Division>Darbhanga District>Keotiranway Block