About Sigti Village

Sigti is a large village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Buxar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,874, made up of 2,054 males and 1,820 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 515 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 802213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sigti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigti village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Buxar
Tehsil	Rajpur
Pincode	802213
Area (hectares)	515 hectares
Population	3,874
Male Population	2,054
Female Population	1,820
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sigti compares

By the 2011 count Sigti is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 515 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Sigti

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

Sigti lies about 33 km from Buxar, and the nearest railway station is Sanjhauli Halt, about 22 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 Sigti
Tehsil headquarters	Rajpur	18 km
Nearest town	Nokha	22 km
Nearest railway station	Sanjhauli Halt	22 km
District headquarters	Buxar	33 km

Villages closest to Sigti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigti village had a population of 3,874. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Sigti village has 2,054 males and 1,820 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigti has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 925.

The pincode recorded for Sigti is 802213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sigti covers 515 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sigti falls under Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sigti is Sanjhauli Halt, about 22 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 village for Sigti.

Sigti is about 33 km from Buxar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sigti is in Rajpur tehsil of Buxar district. Rajpur is about 18 km away. Nokha is about 22 km away. Sanjhauli Halt is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.