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Digthu

Chandwara mandal
Pincode 825409
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Digthu is a village in Chandwara mandal, Koderma district, Jharkhand, with a population of 467 across 64 households. It has a literacy rate of 46.9%.

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KALYANI DEVI
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LGD code
350068
Pincode
825409
Post office
Jhumri Telaiya
Population
467
Households
64
Literacy rate
46.9%
Sex ratio
898 ♀/1000♂
Workers
333
Distance to district centre
62 km
Distance to mandal centre
64 km
Distance to Ranchi
118 km
Distance to Kolkata
354 km
Nearest railway station
Pipradih · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
NUHM Government Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Digthu compares

By population, Digthu ranks #49 of 88 villages in Chandwara mandal.

Literacy rate
%
46.9%
−4.9% vs mandal average
Digthu
46.9%
Chandwara mandal
51.8%
Koderma district
54.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
898
−34 vs mandal average
Digthu
898
Chandwara mandal
932
Household size
people per home
7.3
+1.1 vs mandal average
Digthu
7.3
Chandwara mandal
6.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Digthu at a glance

Digthu is a village of 467 people in 64 households (Census 2011) in Chandwara block, Koderma district, Jharkhand, the 49th-largest of 88 villages in Chandwara block. Literacy is 47%, 5 points below the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 898 women per 1,000 men. It lies 62 km from the Koderma district centre, 34 km from Markacho, the nearest town, 2 km from Pipradih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 825409, served by Jhumri Telaiya post office; the LGD village code is 350068. The nearest hospital or health centre is NUHM Government Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is KALYANI DEVI, and the village votes in Dumri assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jairam Kumar Mahato. The population is estimated at 551 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Pipradih

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Digthu · this village46747%
Harli · Daru3,71059%1.7 km NE
Harli · Tati Jhariya01.7 km NE
Harli · Mandu47341%1.7 km NE
Harli · Chandwara87944%1.7 km NE
Harli · Barkagaon5,72360%1.7 km NE
Bisodih · Domchanch01.7 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Digthu

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
8
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JHUMRI TILAIYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
16
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
2
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PIPRADIH
Total area (ha)
101
Irrigated area (ha)
6
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Digthu

LGD code
350068
Pincode
825409
Post office
Jhumri Telaiya
Population (Census 2011)
467
Population (projected 2026)
551
Households
64
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
898
Literacy rate
46.9%
Coordinates
24.38740°N, 85.50872°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Giridih
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dumri
Member of Parliament
Chandra Prakash Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Jairam Kumar Mahato
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KALYANI DEVI
Block / Mandal
Chandwara
Nearest railway station
Chaudhribandh (61.2 km)
Getting there

How to reach Digthu

Mandal centre
Chandwara · ≈ 64 km
≈ 2 h 12 min by car · 2 h 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Koderma · ≈ 62 km
≈ 2 h 7 min by car · 2 h 31 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,298 people
Markacho · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 9 min by car · 1 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi118 kmcapital
  • Kolkata354 km
  • Delhi950 km
  • Hyderabad1066 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPipradih2 km
  • Hospital / PHCNUHM Government Hospital3 km
  • Petrol pumpHP12 km
  • CollegeVINOBA BHAVE UNIVERCITY43 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Digthu

2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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)
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