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About Sigonem Village

Sigonem is a small village in Satari tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 189, made up of 100 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sigonem Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigonem village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Satari
Pincode 403530
Area (hectares) 328.84 hectares
Population 189
Male Population 100
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 890
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sigonem compares

By the 2011 count Sigonem is the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 696 residents. Its 328.84 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Sigonem

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

Sigonem lies about 21 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Castle Rock, about 28 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 Sigonem
Tehsil headquarters Satari 21 km
District headquarters North Goa 21 km
Nearest town Ponda 28 km
Nearest railway station Castle Rock 28 km

Villages closest to Sigonem

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigonem village had a population of 189. That makes it the 58th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 696 residents.

Sigonem village has 100 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigonem has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Sigonem is 403530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sigonem covers 328.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sigonem falls under Satari tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Sigonem is Castle Rock, about 28 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 Sigonem.

Sigonem is about 21 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sigonem is in Satari tehsil of North Goa district. Satari is about 21 km away. North Goa is about 21 km away. Ponda is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Xelopo Buzruco (under 2 km), Rivem (2.6 km) and Dongurli (2.6 km).

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

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