Dighiar is a village in Keotirunway block of

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, India. This is 15 km from

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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. *present panchayat sameti is Md.shadab Alam (jugnu)

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. *There are 993 households in Dighiar. *There are 2,680 males; There are 2,382 females. Dighiar Sex Ratio While 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 Tribes The total number of Scheduled Caste members is 652 and that of Scheduled Tribe members is 3. Dighiar Literacy Rate Literates are 2,152 of which males are 1,294 and Females are 858. There are 2,910 Illiterates. Dighiar Workers Population Workers 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.) Badrul hoda manzil

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.http://www.allaboutbihar.com>Administrative Units>Darbhanga Division>Darbhanga District>Keotiranway Block

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,

Weather

References

{{Reflist Villages in Darbhanga district