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About Sigri Village

Sigri is a small village in Kishanganj tehsil, in the district of Baran, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 443, made up of 234 males and 209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 325216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sigri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigri village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Baran
Tehsil Kishanganj
Pincode 325216
Area (hectares) 1121 hectares
Population 443
Male Population 234
Female Population 209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sigri compares

By the 2011 count Sigri is the 115th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 895 residents. Its 1121 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Sigri

Sigri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sigri as Available within 10+ 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 Sigri from other places

Sigri lies about 34 km from Baran, and the nearest railway station is Atru, about 9.6 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 Sigri
Nearest railway station Atru 9.6 km
Nearest town Chhabra 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kishanganj 29 km
District headquarters Baran 34 km

Villages closest to Sigri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigri village had a population of 443. That makes it the 115th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 895 residents.

Sigri village has 234 males and 209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigri has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Sigri is 325216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sigri covers 1121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Sigri falls under Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Sigri is Atru, about 9.6 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 10+ km distance for Sigri.

Sigri is about 34 km from Baran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sigri is in Kishanganj tehsil of Baran district. Atru is about 9.6 km away. Chhabra is about 27 km away. Kishanganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahpura (1.9 km), Simlod (2.7 km) and Mahodari (2.8 km).

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

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