About Sighar Village

Sighar is a mid sized village in Sasni tehsil, in the district of Mahamaya Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,591, made up of 850 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 872 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 202002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sighar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sighar village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mahamaya Nagar
Tehsil	Sasni
Pincode	202002
Area (hectares)	301.39 hectares
Population	1,591
Male Population	850
Female Population	741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	872
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Sighar compares

By the 2011 count Sighar is the 49th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,835 residents. Its 301.39 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

Getting to Sighar

Sighar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Sighar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Sighar from other places

Sighar lies about 9.8 km from Mahamaya Nagar, and the nearest railway station is Mandrak, about 5.5 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 Sighar
Nearest railway station	Mandrak	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sasni	8.3 km
District headquarters	Mahamaya Nagar	9.8 km
Nearest town	Alīgarh	12 km

Villages closest to Sighar

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

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Common questions about Sighar

As per the Census of India 2011, Sighar village had a population of 1,591. That makes it the 49th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,835 residents.

Sighar village has 850 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sighar has about 872 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 874.

The pincode recorded for Sighar is 202002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sighar covers 301.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sighar falls under Sasni tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sighar is Mandrak, about 5.5 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Sighar.

Sighar is about 9.8 km from Mahamaya Nagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sighar is in Sasni tehsil of Mahamaya Nagar district. Mandrak is about 5.5 km away. Sasni is about 8.3 km away. Mahamaya Nagar is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.