About Sighanpura Village

Sighanpura is a mid sized village in Sheosagar tehsil, in the district of Rohtas, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 844, made up of 433 males and 411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares.

Sighanpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sighanpura village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Rohtas
Tehsil	Sheosagar
Area (hectares)	209 hectares
Population	844
Male Population	433
Female Population	411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sighanpura compares

By the 2011 count Sighanpura is the 83rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Sighanpura

Sighanpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sighanpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Sighanpura from other places

Sighanpura lies about 25 km from Rohtas, and the nearest railway station is Khurmabad, about 16 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 Sighanpura
Nearest railway station	Khurmabad	16 km
Nearest town	Sasarām	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sheosagar	25 km
District headquarters	Rohtas	25 km

Villages closest to Sighanpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sighanpura village had a population of 844. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,177 residents.

Sighanpura village has 433 males and 411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sighanpura has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 933.

Sighanpura covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sighanpura falls under Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Sighanpura is Khurmabad, about 16 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sighanpura.

Sighanpura is about 25 km from Rohtas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sighanpura is in Sheosagar tehsil of Rohtas district. Khurmabad is about 16 km away. Sasarām is about 17 km away. Sheosagar is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.