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About Sigam Village

Sigam is a large village in Jambusar tehsil, in the district of Bharuch, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,551, made up of 1,347 males and 1,204 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1818.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 392170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sigam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigam village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Bharuch
Tehsil Jambusar
Pincode 392170
Area (hectares) 1818.23 hectares
Population 2,551
Male Population 1,347
Female Population 1,204
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sigam compares

By the 2011 count Sigam is the 20th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,897 residents. Its 1818.23 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Sigam

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

Sigam lies about 64 km from Bharuch, and the nearest railway station is Kavi, about 7.1 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 Sigam
Nearest railway station Kavi 7.1 km
Nearest town Khambhāt 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Jambusar 24 km
District headquarters Bharuch 64 km

Villages closest to Sigam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigam village had a population of 2,551. That makes it the 20th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,897 residents.

Sigam village has 1,347 males and 1,204 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigam has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Sigam is 392170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sigam covers 1818.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sigam falls under Jambusar tehsil of Bharuch district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Sigam is Kavi, about 7.1 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 10+ km distance for Sigam.

Sigam is about 64 km from Bharuch in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sigam is in Jambusar tehsil of Bharuch district. Kavi is about 7.1 km away. Khambhāt is about 20 km away. Jambusar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Degam (5.0 km), Kavi (8.1 km) and Kavli (8.1 km).

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

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