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September 2026
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Six drown in river during immersion of tree branch worshipped in Jharkhand's tribal festival Karam
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
SH
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sandeep Herenj
Contact: 99****2301
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- LGD code
- 374808
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population
- 481
- Households
- 91
- Literacy rate
- 55.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1128 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 198
Census 2011 · in context
How Digadon compares
By population, Digadon ranks #92 of 178 villages in Karra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.7%
+4.0% vs mandal average
- Digadon
- 55.7%
- Karra mandal
- 51.7%
- Khunti district
- 53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,128
+131 vs mandal average
- Digadon
- 1,128
- Karra mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Digadon
- 5.3
- Karra mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Digadon at a glance
Digadon is a village of 481 people in 91 households (Census 2011) in Karra block, Khunti district, Jharkhand, the 92nd-largest of 178 villages in Karra block. Literacy is 56%, 4 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,128 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 835210, served by Khunti post office; the LGD village code is 374808. The sarpanch is Sandeep Herenj. The population is estimated at 567 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kudlum →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digadon · this village | 481 | 56% | — |
| Sonmer · Karra | 1,003 | 51% | — |
| Dhanamunji · Karra | 887 | 61% | — |
| Kudlum · Karra | 827 | 54% | — |
| Chaldanu · Karra | 764 | 46% | — |
| Erahatu · Karra | 527 | 43% | — |
| Kalamuchia · Karra | 519 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Digadon
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- KHUNTI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 20
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KUDLUM
- Total area (ha)
- 226
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3.21
- Forest area (ha)
- 2.02
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Digadon
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Digadon
- LGD code
- 374808
- Pincode
- 835210
- Post office
- Khunti
- Population (Census 2011)
- 481
- Population (projected 2026)
- 567
- Households
- 91
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1128
- Literacy rate
- 55.7%
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Sandeep Herenj
- Block / Mandal
- Karra
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 835210
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)