About Sighna Village

Sighna is a small village in Kutumba tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 244 males and 216 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sighna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sighna village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Aurangabad
Tehsil	Kutumba
Pincode	824202
Area (hectares)	58 hectares
Population	460
Male Population	244
Female Population	216
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sighna compares

By the 2011 count Sighna is the 139th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Sighna

Sighna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sighna as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sighna from other places

Sighna lies about 44 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Kajri, about 36 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 Sighna
Tehsil headquarters	Kutumba	30 km
Nearest town	Nabīnagar	34 km
Nearest railway station	Kajri	36 km
District headquarters	Aurangabad	44 km

Villages closest to Sighna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kutumba 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 Sighna

As per the Census of India 2011, Sighna village had a population of 460. That makes it the 139th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,053 residents.

Sighna village has 244 males and 216 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sighna has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Sighna is 824202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sighna covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sighna falls under Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sighna is Kajri, about 36 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sighna.

Sighna is about 44 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sighna is in Kutumba tehsil of Aurangabad district. Kutumba is about 30 km away. Nabīnagar is about 34 km away. Kajri is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.