Village · Kawardha, Kabeerdham # Sighanpuri Sighanpuri is a village in Kawardha sub-district of Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491336. The 2011 Census counted 326 people in 73 households, the 167th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%. - 326 people (2011) - 73 households - 69.8% literacy - 491336 PIN code ## Sighanpuri PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sighanpuri is 491336. Sighanpuri falls in Kawardha sub-district, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491336 - Gram panchayat Chachedi - Community development block Kawardha - Census village code 439107 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sighanpuri from nearby towns? - Kawardha (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road - Kawardha (district HQ) 27 km by road - Pipariya (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sighanpuri? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Sighanpuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Jhalmala - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kawardha - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Kawardha - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sighanpuri known for? The main crops are paddy, soyabean and gram. About 89% of the 117 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sighanpuri Of every 100 households in Sighanpuri in 2011, 56 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sighanpuri · ■ Kawardha rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 87% - Toilet within the home 5% 9% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 91% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 4% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 85% 63% - Television 15% 19% - Mobile phone 14% 21% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 2% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 56% 35% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sighanpuri? ■ Sighanpuri · ■ Kawardha rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 60.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 964 1000 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1194 981 - Working population 46.3% 50.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 55% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 16 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (4%) · ■ Marginal 128 (85%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kawardha - Mathani Khurd 337 people - Fandatod 336 people - Thuhadeeh 329 people - Dullapur 327 people - Bhelwa Bhanwar 300 people - Chuchrungpur 290 people - Jogipur 287 people - Nawapara 268 people All 182 villages in Kawardha ## Other places named Sighanpuri - Sighanpuri · Village, Lormi, Bilaspur · 918 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sighanpuri? 491336 - How far is Sighanpuri from Kawardha? 27 km by road - What is the population of Sighanpuri? 326 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sighanpuri in? Kabeerdham district (Kawardha sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sighanpuri? 69.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/kabeerdham/kawardha/sighanpuri/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.