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About Sighai Mal Village

Sighai Mal is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 422 males and 398 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sighai Mal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sighai Mal village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814133
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 820
Male Population 422
Female Population 398
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sighai Mal compares

By the 2011 count Sighai Mal is the 56th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Sighai Mal

Sighai Mal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sighai Mal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Sighai Mal from other places

Sighai Mal lies about 20 km from Godda. 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 Sighai Mal
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 6.9 km
District headquarters Godda 20 km

Villages closest to Sighai Mal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathargama 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 Sighai Mal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sighai Mal village had a population of 820. That makes it the 56th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Sighai Mal village has 422 males and 398 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sighai Mal has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Sighai Mal is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sighai Mal covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sighai Mal falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sighai Mal.

Sighai Mal is about 20 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sighai Mal is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 6.9 km away. Godda is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jokela Mal (under 2 km), Janki Kita (under 2 km) and Kita Gardharpur (2.2 km).

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

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