About Sighni Village

Sighni is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 184 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sighni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sighni village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Jarmundi
Pincode	814120
Area (hectares)	57.78 hectares
Population	369
Male Population	184
Female Population	185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sighni compares

By the 2011 count Sighni is the 145th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 57.78 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Sighni

Sighni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sighni as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sighni from other places

Sighni lies about 21 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 5.7 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 Sighni
Nearest railway station	Basukinath Railway Station	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jarmundi	6.3 km
District headquarters	Dumka	21 km

Villages closest to Sighni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sighni village had a population of 369. That makes it the 145th largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Sighni village has 184 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sighni has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Sighni is 814120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sighni covers 57.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sighni falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sighni is Basukinath Railway Station, about 5.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sighni.

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

Sighni is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 5.7 km away. Jarmundi is about 6.3 km away. Dumka is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.