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About Sighi Village

Sighi is one of the larger villages in Bansdih tehsil, in the district of Ballia, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,331, made up of 3,370 males and 2,961 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 592.32 hectares hectares.

Sighi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sighi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Ballia
Tehsil Bansdih
Area (hectares) 592.32 hectares
Population 6,331
Male Population 3,370
Female Population 2,961
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Sighi compares

By the 2011 count Sighi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents. Its 592.32 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Sighi

Sighi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Sighi 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Shivpur Taluka Sukhpura, Shivram Patti, Shivrampur and Sidhanpura. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Sighi

As per the Census of India 2011, Sighi village had a population of 6,331. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,202 residents.

Sighi village has 3,370 males and 2,961 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sighi has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 947.

Sighi covers 592.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Sighi falls under Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh.

The census record for Sighi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Sighi.

Sighi is in Bansdih tehsil of Ballia district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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