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About Sigid Village

Sigid is a mid sized village in Sonahatu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 366 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sigid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigid village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Sonahatu
Pincode 835225
Area (hectares) 506 hectares
Population 726
Male Population 366
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Sigid compares

By the 2011 count Sigid is the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents. Its 506 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Sigid

Sigid is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sigid 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sigid from other places

Sigid lies about 49 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Torang, about 11 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 Sigid
Tehsil headquarters Sonahatu 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Torang 11 km
Nearest town Būndu 19 km
District headquarters Ranchi 49 km

Villages closest to Sigid

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigid village had a population of 726. That makes it the 35th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,207 residents.

Sigid village has 366 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigid has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Sigid is 835225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sigid covers 506 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.

Sigid falls under Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Sigid is Torang, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Sigid is about 49 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sigid is in Sonahatu tehsil of Ranchi district. Sonahatu is about 6.7 km away. Torang is about 11 km away. Būndu is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jahirdih (under 2 km), Erramhatu (1.8 km) and Tetwadih (1.8 km).

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

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