| 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.
The official languages of this village are Urdu, Hindi, and English.
This village comes under the Keoti assembly constituency and the Madhubani Loksabha constituency.
Dighiar has its own panchayat named Dighiar panchayat. It is the smallest panchayat in Darbhanga district.
The nearest cities are Darbhanga and Madhubani.
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]
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]
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.
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.
This village has been declared an "open defecation-free village", as every house in the village has its own toilet,