About Sigar Village

Sigar is a small village in Mebo tehsil, in the district of East Siang, Arunachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 399, made up of 195 males and 204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2110 hectares hectares.

Sigar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigar village
Description	Value
State	Arunachal Pradesh
District	East Siang
Tehsil	Mebo
Area (hectares)	2110 hectares
Population	399
Male Population	195
Female Population	204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sigar compares

By the 2011 count Sigar is the 6th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 702 residents. Its 2110 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Sigar

Sigar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sigar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sigar from other places

Sigar lies about 12 km from East Siang, and the nearest railway station is Pasighat, about 8.5 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sigar
Nearest town	Pāsighāt	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Pasighat	8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mebo	12 km
District headquarters	East Siang	12 km

Villages closest to Sigar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mebo tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Sigar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigar village had a population of 399. That makes it the 6th largest of the 10 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 702 residents.

Sigar village has 195 males and 204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigar has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 966.

Sigar covers 2110 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sigar falls under Mebo tehsil of East Siang district in Arunachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sigar is Pasighat, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sigar.

Sigar is about 12 km from East Siang in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sigar is in Mebo tehsil of East Siang district. Pāsighāt is about 6.9 km away. Pasighat is about 8.5 km away. Mebo is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.