It is located on the southern side of Aerial Bay, at 43 metres (141 feet) above sea level, 298 kilometres (185 miles) north of Port Blair.

[1] Demographic Features As per the population census in 2011, the total number of households listed under Diglipur tehsil was 10,702.

Largest language's population are Bengali 31,113 Sadri 4,189 Kurukh 1,622 Hindi 1,485 Telugu 1,335 Tamil 1,314 Malayalam 791 Kharia 473 Munda 332.

Senior Secondary Schools are in operation of which one each at Diglipur, Sitanagar, Kishorinagar, Subhashgram, Swarajgram, and Kalighat.

Mobile coverage Ramakrishnagram, Sitanagar, Nabagram, Kalighat, Ramnagar, Kishorinagar, Madhupur, Laxmipur, Radhanagar, Diglipur, Aerial Bay & Shibpur.

Fixed-line services in remote area like, Kishorinagar, Kalighat, Madhyamgram, Radhanagar, and Shibpur.

Whereas, A & N State Co-operative Bank is also providing services at Diglipur, Aerial Bay and Kalighat.

Besides marine fishery, people of Diglipur are also involved in culturing freshwater fish with more than 700 available ponds.

The majority of people are non-vegetarian eater and relish fish and shellfish cuisine as a preferred dish.

[1] The city also profits from tourism to nearby attractions in North Andaman, which include the Ross and Smith islands, the Saddle Peak National Park, the beaches at Ram Nagar, Kalipur, and Lamiya bay, and mud volcanoes.

Ram Nagar beach (15 kilometres (9.3 miles) away from Kalighat) is famous for sea turtle nesting from December to February.

The mud volcanoes at North Andaman are located at a place locally known as Jal Tikry near Hathi level around 25 kilometres (16 miles) from Diglipur Bazaar (direction towards Laxmipur).

The small Ross Island, a 20-minute boat ride from Aerial Bay jetty, is an ideal spot for beach tourism, adventure (trekking through tropical forest), research / education (like scuba diving, snorkeling, turtle nesting).

At a distance of 18 kilometres (11 miles) from Diglipur, there is a combination of sand and rock shores with fishing village nearby.

At the end of this walk is a refreshing fresh water stream 'Thambu Nali' in the foothills of National Park.

Is a dense tropical forest housing a rich bank of exquisite trees, (including sandal), rare flora and wild fruits and offering trekking opportunities including climbing up natural steps formed by the roofs of old trees.

The tourist season in North Andaman [Diglipur] is between the months of November and March in a year.

The present capacity is said to be sufficient to meet the power requirements of Diglipur, Mayabunder and Rangat islands.

However, construction of dam for hydro electric project has raised concerns on sustainability of maintaining the present water supply levels.