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About Sigaura Village

Sigaura is a mid sized village in Khajni tehsil, in the district of Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 778, made up of 390 males and 388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.95 hectares hectares.

Sigaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sigaura village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Gorakhpur
Tehsil Khajni
Area (hectares) 43.95 hectares
Population 778
Male Population 390
Female Population 388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
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 Sigaura compares

By the 2011 count Sigaura is the 261st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 846 residents. Its 43.95 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Sigaura

Sigaura is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Sigaura 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 Sigaura from other places

Sigaura lies about 17 km from Gorakhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kusmhi, about 8.2 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 Sigaura
Nearest railway station Kusmhi 8.2 km
District headquarters Gorakhpur 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Khajni 21 km

Villages closest to Sigaura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Sigaura village had a population of 778. That makes it the 261st largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 846 residents.

Sigaura village has 390 males and 388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sigaura has about 995 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 993.

Sigaura covers 43.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Sigaura falls under Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sigaura is Kusmhi, about 8.2 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 Sigaura.

Sigaura is about 17 km from Gorakhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sigaura is in Khajni tehsil of Gorakhpur district. Kusmhi is about 8.2 km away. Gorakhpur is about 17 km away. Khajni is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhapara (under 2 km), Akolahi (2.1 km) and Saneha (4.5 km).

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

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