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About Sigharai Village

Sigharai is a mid sized village in Badarwas tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,235, made up of 678 males and 557 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615.69 hectares hectares.

Sigharai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigharai village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Badarwas
Area (hectares) 615.69 hectares
Population 1,235
Male Population 678
Female Population 557
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 822
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sigharai compares

By the 2011 count Sigharai is the 44th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents. Its 615.69 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Sigharai

Sigharai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sigharai as Available within <5 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 Sigharai from other places

Sigharai lies about 42 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Lukwasa, about 20 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 Sigharai
Nearest railway station Lukwasa 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Badarwas 24 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 42 km

Villages closest to Sigharai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigharai village had a population of 1,235. That makes it the 44th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,181 residents.

Sigharai village has 678 males and 557 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigharai has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Sigharai covers 615.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sigharai falls under Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sigharai is Lukwasa, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Sigharai.

Sigharai is about 42 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sigharai is in Badarwas tehsil of Shivpuri district. Lukwasa is about 20 km away. Badarwas is about 24 km away. Shivpuri is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhodhiya (2.2 km), Amhara (2.9 km) and Mada (3.0 km).

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

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