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About Sigdee Village

Sigdee is one of the larger villages in Chhatroo tehsil, in the district of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,807, made up of 3,087 males and 2,720 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2961.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sigdee Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigdee village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kishtwar
Tehsil Chhatroo
Pincode 182205
Area (hectares) 2961.1 hectares
Population 5,807
Male Population 3,087
Female Population 2,720
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sigdee compares

By the 2011 count Sigdee is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents. Its 2961.1 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 943.

Getting to Sigdee

Sigdee is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sigdee as Available within 10+ km distance. 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. The nearest villages by name are Haorna, Indarwal, Kuchal and Mool Chetar. 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 Sigdee

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigdee village had a population of 5,807. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,149 residents.

Sigdee village has 3,087 males and 2,720 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigdee has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Sigdee is 182205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sigdee covers 2961.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sigdee falls under Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Sigdee.

Sigdee is in Chhatroo tehsil of Kishtwar 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 Sigdee today is likely to be higher.

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