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About Saigaon Village

Saigaon is a small village in Bhiwandi tehsil, in the district of Thane, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 126 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 96.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 421302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Saigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Saigaon village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Thane
Tehsil Bhiwandi
Pincode 421302
Area (hectares) 96.87 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 126
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Saigaon compares

By the 2011 count Saigaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 96.87 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Saigaon

Saigaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Saigaon as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Saigaon from other places

Saigaon lies about 14 km from Thane, and the nearest railway station is Kopar, about 2.8 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 Saigaon
Nearest railway station Kopar 2.8 km
Nearest town Dombivali 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhiwandi 13 km
District headquarters Thane 14 km

Villages closest to Saigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Saigaon village had a population of 253. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Saigaon village has 126 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Saigaon has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Saigaon is 421302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Saigaon covers 96.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Saigaon falls under Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Saigaon is Kopar, about 2.8 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 10+ km distance for Saigaon.

Saigaon is about 14 km from Thane in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Saigaon is in Bhiwandi tehsil of Thane district. Kopar is about 2.8 km away. Dombivali is about 3.0 km away. Bhiwandi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sagaon (under 2 km), Usgaon (under 2 km) and Kopar (2.9 km).

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

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