# Sighinpur Village, Sonepur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonepur, Saran 

# Sighinpur

Sighinpur is a village in Sonepur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **504 people in 66 households**, the 63rd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 504people (2011)
- 66households
- 44.8%literacy
- 867females per 1,000 males

## Sighinpur PIN code and other codes

Sighinpur falls in Sonepur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHasilpur
- Community development blockSonepur
- Census village code234572

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sighinpur from nearby towns?

- Sonepur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sonepur (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sighinpur?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Sighinpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nayagaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonepur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sighinpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sighinpur

Of every 100 households in Sighinpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 2 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sighinpur · ■ Sonepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**51%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**88%

Use banking services ****12%**

**57%

Television ****0%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****2%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**19%

Own their home ****4%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sighinpur?

■ Sighinpur · ■ Sonepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.8%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**905

Working population ****26.2%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 33.3% for women. 40% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 4 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 122 (92%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sonepur

- Sultanpur958 people
- Makhdumpur743 people
- Chak Daria Sultanpur669 people
- Milki621 people
- Barbatta501 people
- Baijalpur Jamuni485 people
- Mohammadpur404 people
- Baijalpur355 people

[All 98 villages in Sonepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/sonepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sighinpur from Chhapra?44 km by road
- What is the population of Sighinpur?504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sighinpur in?Saran district (Sonepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sighinpur?44.8% (Census 2011)