About Sigao Village

Sigao is a mid sized village in Sanguem tehsil, in the district of South Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,724, made up of 879 males and 845 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sigao Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigao village
Description	Value
State	Goa
District	South Goa
Tehsil	Sanguem
Pincode	403410
Area (hectares)	2259 hectares
Population	1,724
Male Population	879
Female Population	845
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	961
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sigao compares

By the 2011 count Sigao is the 12th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents. Its 2259 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Sigao

Sigao is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Sigao 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sigao from other places

Sigao lies about 25 km from South Goa, and the nearest railway station is Kulem, about 4.1 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 Sigao
Nearest railway station	Kulem	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sanguem	13 km
Nearest town	Curchorem	13 km
District headquarters	South Goa	25 km

Villages closest to Sigao

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigao village had a population of 1,724. That makes it the 12th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,191 residents.

Sigao village has 879 males and 845 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigao has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Sigao is 403410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sigao covers 2259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sigao falls under Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Sigao is Kulem, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sigao.

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

Sigao is in Sanguem tehsil of South Goa district. Kulem is about 4.1 km away. Sanguem is about 13 km away. Curchorem is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.