Dighal

Dighal
village
Dighal

Location in Haryana, India

Coordinates: 28°45′N 76°37′E / 28.750°N 76.617°E / 28.750; 76.617Coordinates: 28°45′N 76°37′E / 28.750°N 76.617°E / 28.750; 76.617
Country  India
State Haryana
District Jhajjar
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 124107
Telephone code 01251
Vehicle registration HR 77
Nearest city Rohtak
Lok Sabha constituency Rohtak
Vidhan Sabha constituency Beri

Dighal is a village in the Jhajjar district of Haryana, India located about 70 kilometers Northwest of New Delhi.

Population

The village holds the distinction of having the highest number of defense officers from the state of Haryana. Large number of sportsperson from this village. One of the largest villages in Haryana.

The main industry is agriculture.

Politics and class

The prominent gotra (clan) in Dighal is Ahlawat and Bhardwaj. The majority of Dighal's population is of Jat and Pandit heritage.

Dighal is surrounded by lakes and wetlands and is on the route of many migratory bird species which make Dighal an idea location for bird watching. Hundreds of species of birds migrating from Africa and Northern Asia stop over. The 11 March 2013 Indian Times reported that the Marbeled Teal, Long-Billed Dowitcher, and Baikal Teal were spotted in 2013.

The one of the best thing of this village is that there is two cowranch and all the milk is not to be sold. This is only for the calfs.

There is a place named "VEER SAINIK YADGAR" founded by purav kalyan committee in 2013. This is the place which remind us about all the freedom fighter of dighal village. There is a library in "VEER SAINIK YADGAR."

Adjacent villages

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