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About Saigaon Village

Saigaon is a small village in Murud tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 115 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,287 females per 1000 males. The village covers 499.51 hectares hectares.

Saigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saigaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Murud
Area (hectares) 499.51 hectares
Population 263
Male Population 115
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,287
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saigaon compares

By the 2011 count Saigaon is the 59th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 499.51 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 1065.

Getting to Saigaon

Saigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saigaon as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Nandale, Nandgaon, Nidi and Pargaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Saigaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Saigaon village had a population of 263. That makes it the 59th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Saigaon village has 115 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saigaon has about 1287 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Saigaon covers 499.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Saigaon falls under Murud tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Saigaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Saigaon.

Saigaon is in Murud tehsil of Raigarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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