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About Sighanpuri Village

Sighanpuri is a small village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 326, made up of 166 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sighanpuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sighanpuri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 117.42 hectares
Population 326
Male Population 166
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sighanpuri compares

By the 2011 count Sighanpuri is the 162nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 117.42 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Sighanpuri

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

Sighanpuri lies about 2.5 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 78 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 Sighanpuri
District headquarters Kabeerdham 2.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 78 km

Villages closest to Sighanpuri

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

Common questions about Sighanpuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Sighanpuri village had a population of 326. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Sighanpuri village has 166 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sighanpuri has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Sighanpuri is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sighanpuri covers 117.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sighanpuri falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Sighanpuri is Hathbandh, about 78 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sighanpuri.

Sighanpuri is about 2.5 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sighanpuri is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kabeerdham is about 2.5 km away. Kawardha is about 4.8 km away. Hathbandh is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singhanpuri (under 2 km), Gangchuwa (under 2 km) and Bijajhori (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sighanpuri today is likely to be higher.

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